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   Side·line

   /ˈsīdˌlīn/

   

   noun

   • 1. an activity done in addition to one's main job, especially to earn extra income: "a sideline career as a stand-up comic"
   • ▪ an auxiliary line of goods or business: "electronic handbooks are a lucrative sideline for the firm"
   • 2. either of the two lines bounding the longer sides of a football field, basketball court, tennis court, or similar playing area: "Gascoigne celebrated his goal by sprinting to the sidelines"
   • ▪ the area immediately outside either sideline as a place for nonplayers, substitutes, or spectators: "his son watched from the sidelines"
   • 3. a position where one is observing a situation rather than being directly involved in it: "the US has chosen to remain on the sidelines"

   verb

   • 1. cause (a player) to be unable to play in a team or game: "he has been sidelined for the last six weeks with a fractured wrist"
   • 2. remove from the center of activity or attention; place in a less influential position: "a respected lawyer will be sidelined by alcohol abuse"

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