💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Runback"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| yardnoun | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
| returnnoun | The act of returning. |
| returnernoun | (American football) A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked |
| kickoutnoun | (soccer) A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area. |
| restart kicknoun | (rugby) A drop kick of the ball by the non-scoring team toward the opposition, used to recommence play after a point has been scored. |
| touchbacknoun | (American football) The result of a play (usually a kickoff or punt) in which the ball passes out the back of the end zone or a team otherwise gains possession of the ball in their own end zone. |
| backkicknoun | A kick directed backwards. |
| puntnoun | (rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground. |
| dropbacknoun | Alternative spelling of drop-back. [(American football) The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.] |
| reboundnoun | (basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player. |
| kickbacknoun | (countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe. |
| drop-backnoun | (American football) The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball. |
| return ballnoun | (sports) A pass back to the initial passer |
| drop backverb | (American football) Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders. |
| crackbacknoun | (American football) A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped. |
| putbacknoun | (basketball) A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound |
| punt-outnoun | (American football) A punt made from the goal line by a player of the side which has made a touchdown to one of his own side for a fair catch, from which an attempt to kick a goal may be made. |
| bouncedownnoun | (Australian rules football) The throwing of the ball down onto the ground by the umpire, after which the ruckmen from opposing teams battle for control of the ball. |
| kickoff returnernoun | (American football) A player on the receiving side whose primary job is to catch the football during a kickoff and carry the ball. |
| backward passnoun | (American football) A pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off. |
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