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onside

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From on + side.

adjective on side · on-side

not comparable Not in an offside position; in the part of the playing area where one can legally play the ball, puck, etc. The goal was allowed because the attacker was onside.
broadly, not comparable, slang Within bounds. [Verse 2:Kano]:On-sight, thought he was onside, innit. Saw them guys, no shots fired innit. If you ain't real then don't ride, innit. That postcode, that's offside, innit.
not comparable On the side of a vehicle from which the driver, paddler, etc. propels it. The toll plaza will consist of an administration building and 16 onside modern barrier-type toll boths, with provision for four additional toll booths should future traffic demand require them.
not comparable Favourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse. With A-Q-10 opposite x-x-x, you have a 24% chance of three tricks, both missing honors being onside. You have a 52% chance of two tricks, with one honor onside and the other offside. FInally, you have a 24% chance of making only one trick, when both the king and the jack are offside.
not comparable In agreement or support; on board. There was a very delicate balancing act the whole time about measures that would keep the Unionists onside without upsetting the Nationalist-Republican community too much.

noun onsides · on side · on-side

The portion of the playing area where one can legally play the ball, puck, etc.
The side of a vehicle on which the driver primarily propels it. The cross-bow rudder uses the offside blade on the onside of the kayak.

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adj (football) not in an offside position

Español	[4] a favor
Deutsch	nicht abseits, nicht im Abseits (not offside)

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@misc{onside_2026,
  title = {onside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}