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Cornerback
Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
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Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.
"The cornerback tipped the ball away from the receiver."
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| defensive backnoun | (American football, Canadian football) Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Includes cornerbacks and safeties in both codes, and defensive halfbacks in the Canadian game. |
| cornerbackingnoun | (sports) The playing of the cornerback position. |
| safetynoun | The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty. |
| cornernoun | The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. |
| halfbacknoun | (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays. |
| linebackernoun | (American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes. |
| boundary cornernoun | (American football) A defensive position, responsible for covering the deep half of the field on the boundary side. |
| defensive halfbacknoun | (Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside. |
| offensive backnoun | (American football) A player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play. |
| secondary | Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc. |
| fullbacknoun | (American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays. |
| quarterbacknoun | (American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play. |
| guardnoun | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. |
| corner forwardnoun | (Gaelic football, hurling) A forward who plays on either sides of the centre forwards. |
| wide receivernoun | (American football) An offensive football player whose position on the line of scrimmage is farthest from the ball and whose function is to principally to catch passes. |
| full-backnoun | (Commonwealth, dated in US) Alternative form of fullback. [(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.] |
| back linenoun | (soccer) Collectively, the defenders of a team. |
| centre-backnoun | (soccer) A central defender, a player who plays in the centre of defence, just in front of the goalkeeper |
| offensive tacklenoun | (American football) A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located outside one of the guard positions. |
| offensive guardnoun | (American football) A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located on either side of the center and inside of the offensive tackles. |
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