sideline cut noun3 •A sudden change of direction and run for the sideline.In the sideline-and-up pass, both the receiver and the passer are faking the sideline cut. — 1958 •A shot where the ball is angled sharply toward the sideline, just barely in bounds.If it is too far back he can't get as sharp a downward angle or sideline cut. — 1959 •A penalty shot awarded against a player who runs over the sideline with the ball. The opponents take a free puck from where the ball crossed the line; side puck.In the first half we had a sideline cut, and as the ball was dropping in I could tell the Tipp player in front of me was gone up too early for it and wasn't going to get to it. — 2010 formssideline cuts
