sideline
Remove from play
A sideline is the boundary line along the side of a playing field, and by extension, the area just outside it where coaches and substitutes wait.
To be on the sidelines is to watch rather than participate—literally at a game, or figuratively in any situation: He watched the debate from the sidelines.
To sideline someone is to remove them from action, often due to injury: A torn ACL sidelined her for the season.
A sideline is also a secondary activity or source of income: She sells jewelry as a sideline.
Field's side boundary
- baselineStandard for comparison
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- marginEdge of a page
out-of-bounds · demarcation · chalk · stripe · limit · border · byline
Shared seating surface
- standsRemains upright; tolerates
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- courtsideAdjacent to playing area
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
audience · onlooker · observer · viewer · bystander · crowd · fan · watching
Shared seating surface
- shelveSuspend or store
- marginalizeTreat as insignificant
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- ignoreRefuse to notice
overlook · dismiss · omit · sit-out · remove · displace · deactivate · set-aside
Covert additional employment
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- supplementaryServing to complete
- extraAdditional, beyond necessary
additional · hobby · auxiliary · ancillary · peripheral · minor · incidental
touchline
Field's side boundary
margin · out-of-bounds · demarcation · chalk · stripe · limit · border · byline
bench
Shared seating surface
bleachers · audience · onlooker · observer · viewer · bystander · crowd · fan · watching · cheering
bench
Shared seating surface
- shelveSuspend or store
- marginalizeTreat as insignificant
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
ignore · overlook · dismiss · omit · sit-out · remove · displace · deactivate · set-aside · ice-out
moonlighting
Covert additional employment
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- supplementaryServing to complete
extra · additional · hobby · auxiliary · ancillary · peripheral · minor · incidental
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- Football Fieldend zone, endzone, goal post, goalpost, goalposts
- Badmintonshuttlecock, racket, smash, serve, drop shot
- court linesbaseline, service box, tramline
- field hockeyhockey stick, goal, goalkeeper, field, push pass
- field markingsyard lines, hash marks, end zone, numbers, touchline
sidelinecareer
Lifelong occupational pursuit
profession · calling · vocation · livelihood · day job
sidelinefield
Area of specialty
center field · playing field · court · pitch · arena
- on the sidelinesNot in the action