Definition of Onside

1. Adjective. Not offside; being within the prescribed area of play.

Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Antonyms: Offside

Definition of Onside

1. Adjective. (football) Not in an offside position. ¹

2. Adjective. (bridge) Favourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Onside

1. not offside [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onside

onry
ons
onscreen
onsell
onselling
onsells
onsen
onsend
onsens
onset
onsets
onsetter
onsetters
onshore
onshoring
onside (current term)
onside kick
onside kicks
onsides
onsight
onsite
onslaught
onslaughter
onslaughters
onslaughts
onslip
onslips
onsold
onst
onstage

Literary usage of Onside

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inside Football by Frank W. Cavanaugh (1919)
"CHAPTER XXXIII onside KICK AND PUNT-OUT THE onside, or quarterback, ... Being onside they are entitled to catch the ball, even though in so doing they ..."

2. Football for Public and Player by Herbert Reed (1913)
"The old form of the onside kick and the field goal from placement are peculiar to the Quakers, and like Princeton, the Red and Blue fought desperately to ..."

3. American Gymnasia and Athletic Record (1906)
"As the foul line differentiates the great English game of cricket from American baseball, so the line of scrimmage and onside rule distinguishes the ..."

4. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1890)
"Gi(lbert)Ir(onside), Bristol,1660. William Lucy, St. David's, 1660. (Henry) Glenham, S. Asaph, i6f>7. Seth Ward, Sarum, 1667. Gilbert Sheldon, Cantuar. ..."

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