off-the-ball

adjective

Occurring away from active play.

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Meanings

adjectiveoff-the-ball (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesOccurring away from active play.

    An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card.

    2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, in BBC
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APA

off-the-ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-the-ball

MLA

“off-the-ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-the-ball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-the-ball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-the-ball.

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