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SIDELINE
avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity
(noun) an auxiliary activity
sideline
(noun) an auxiliary line of merchandise
sideline, out of bounds
(noun) a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
sideline
(verb) remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; “The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sideline (plural sidelines)
A line at the side of something.
Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
(sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field.
(sports) Usually in the plural: the area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
(figuratively) The outside or perimeter of any activity.
(Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
Verb
sideline (third-person singular simple present sidelines, present participle sidelining, simple past and past participle sidelined)
(sports, transitive) To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.
(transitive) To remove or keep out of circulation or out of the focus.
Anagrams
• disilene, lineside
Source: Wiktionary
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