offside trap en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.
He managed to beat the offside trap and clinch the winner.
But the visitors started the game in stunning fashion when Morten Gamst Pedersen dinked forward a clever looping pass and Kalinic beat the offside trap, surged into the box and beautifully placed the ball past goalkeeper Scott Carson.
2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| offside traps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
ca tàctica del fora de joc (defensive play) · et suluseisulõks (defensive play) · sv offsidefälla (defensive play) · fr piège du hors-jeu (defensive play) · nl buitenspelval (defensive play) · fi paitsioansa (defensive play) · pl pułapka ofsajdowa (defensive play) · de Abseitsfalle (defensive play) · it trappola del fuorigioco (defensive play)