Sideline vs Tideline - What's the difference?
sideline | tideline |
A line at the side of something, as in "the yellow sideline of the road".
(sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field.
(usually, in the plural) The area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
The outside or perimeter of any activity.
Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.
To remove or keep out of circulation.
As nouns the difference between sideline and tideline
is that sideline is a line at the side of something, as in "the yellow sideline of the road" while tideline is a line of floating debris, seaweed etc that marks the boundary between two surface currents.As a verb sideline
is to place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.sideline
English
Noun
- The coach stood on the sidelines and bellowed commands at the team.
- She installed the whole fixture while he simply watched from the sidelines .
- She started the business as a sideline to her regular work and it ended up becoming the greater source of income.
- Soup need not be just a sideline to a meal; if you like, it can be the main course.
Verb
(sidelin)- The coach sidelined the player until he regained his strength.
- The illness sidelined him for weeks.
