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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sideline, out of boundsadjective

    a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

  2. out-of-boundsadjective

    outside the foul lines

  3. off-limits, out-of-bounds(p)adjective

    barred to a designated group

    "that area is off-limits"

Wiktionary

  1. out of boundsnoun

    A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court.

  2. out of boundsadverb

    Outside the area of play; beyond the sideline of a playing field or court.

  3. out of boundsadjective

    prohibited to enter

  4. out of boundsadjective

    beyond the bounds of civility or morality; extremely unreasonable

ChatGPT

  1. out of bounds

    Out of bounds generally refers to a situation or condition where something has transgressed or surpassed defined, acceptable, or legal limits or boundaries. It can apply to various contexts such as games, sports, topics of discussion, behavior, or physical areas. When something is 'out of bounds', it implies it has breached rules, standards, or thresholds set by an authority or agreed upon norms.

Wikidata

  1. Out of Bounds

    Out of Bounds is a 1986 American action-thriller feature film directed by Richard Tuggle and starring Anthony Michael Hall. It is currently not available on DVD.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of out of bounds in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of out of bounds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of out of bounds in a Sentence

  1. Jack Nunge:

    Ever since Jonas has taken over as head coach, we haven’t really had any out-of-bounds plays, i tried to call — look at the bench and call a simple one everybody knows, and Colby looked at me and said he was going to throw me the ball, and I was fortunate enough to knock down the shot.

  2. Hillary Clinton:

    He knew or he should have known that what that man was asking was not only way out of bounds, it was untrue, and he should have, from the beginning, repudiated that kind of rhetoric, that level of hatefulness of a questioner in an audience that he was appearing before.

  3. Condoleezza Rice:

    The call is murky, it is really murky. I don't like for the president of the United States to mention an American citizen for investigation to a foreign leader. I think that is out of bounds.

  4. Justin Houston:

    I think that was his fault, i pray he’s not hurt, it’s nothing serious, but as a quarterback you should step out of bounds. It’s only an inch. An inch wouldn’t have made a difference. You got the yardage. You need to be smart.

  5. Myles Garrett:

    I took a shot on one of the first plays. After that, it was tough. Using running back Josh Jacobs and a short passing game, Carr controlled the clock in the second half and kept the ball away from the Browns( 5-3). On the Raiders first two drives after halftime, the first leading to their go-ahead TD and the other to Carlsons 24-yard field goal with 4:24 left, they ate up 17:41. Oakland had the ball for 37:43 to 22:17 for Cleveland. Josh Jacobs finished with a career-high 128 yards 80 in the second half on 31 carries. Last week, Josh Jacobs had just 17 yards on 10 attempts. It was about time we had a run game like that, Josh Jacobs said. It feels good to be that dominant. The Raiders defense did The Raiders defense part as Las Vegas stopped Las Vegas NFL record of allowing at least 10 points at 116 straight games. Baker Mayfield couldnt get anything going with Clevelands offense, which was without star receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who suffered a season-ending knee injury last week. Baker Mayfield, who completed 21 passes in a row in the win over Cincinnati a week ago, went 12 of 25 for 122 yards. Mayfields last throw toward Jarvis Landry in the end zone was incomplete with 1:58 left, and Cody Parkey missed a 37-yard field goal to end Clevelands chances. Cody Parkey did make kicks of 41 and 38 yards. Theweather was brutal. The wind, measured from the west at 35 mph at kickoff, made it difficult for both quarterbacks to throw ; affected every punt and kick ; and forced the 12,000 fans to bundle up as it felt more like a game in late December or in Cleveland, early May. Im from the beach, Renfrow said. That was more wind than a hurricane it seemed like. It was coming sideways, backwards and forward. Carr did an excellent job managing the clock in the final minute of the first half to set up Carlsons 33-yard field goal as time expired to put The Raiders up 6-3. The Raiders appeared to take the lead in the second quarter when Carr connected with Henry Ruggs III in the back right corner of the end zone. However, Ruggs was ruled out of bounds and the call was upheld following a video review and Raiders challenge. Las Vegas settled for Carlsons 29-yard field goal to tie Las Vegas 3-3. Earlier, Carlsonhad a 41-yard attemptat the opposite end of the field blown sideways and the ball clanged off the left upright. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Myles Garrett SLOWED Myles Garrett was limited by an ankle injury that kept Myles Garrett out of practice this week, and now hes dealing with a knee issue. At one point, Myles Garrett was evaluated in the medical tent but came back. Myles Garrett was kept out on several plays, and lacked Myles Garrett usual explosiveness off the line. We havent made excuses and were not going to start now. Its a next-man-up league.


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