side-out

noun

ˈsīd-ˈau̇t 

: the termination of a team's right to serve (as in volleyball)

Examples of side-out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Highlanders trailed by five points midway through the game before both teams battled for side-outs in a long deuce set. — Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 10 May 2026

On a side-out set, Leonard came screaming off a weak-side wide screen set by Kris Dunn. — Law Murray, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025

What the Nuggets center hoped would be a 4-point play opportunity was instead ruled side-out to Denver. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025

But for those who didn’t know about Quinn’s coaching resume, Spoelstra made sure to let everybody know that Quinn was behind the game-winning side-out-of-bounds play that led to the Heat’s overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday at Kaseya Center. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025

Thirty of Wayland’s 48 total points were met with a Needham side-out. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025

The move from rally scoring to conventional side-out scoring debate raged on during the event. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Poole launched the game-winner from 35 feet deep on a side-out play. — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025

Nine consecutive side-outs ensued as neither team could grab a stranglehold of the set before Benesh strung together a pair of points to win it. — Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for side-out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout