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out of bounds
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As a noun, out of bounds means a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field. As an adjective, it means outside the foul lines.
Meanings of out of bounds
3 meaningsnoun
A line that marks the side boundary of a playing fieldlocation
Similar: sideline
adjective
Outside the foul lines
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
adjective: barred to a designated group