crack-back
crack-back is the alternative form of crackback.
Meaning of crackback
Noun
crackback (plural crackbacks)
- A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.
- Mike Pereira, the league’s director of officiating, said Wade did not commit an illegal crackback block because he was blocking upfield and not back toward the ball.2007 January 3, The Associated Press, “Saban Needs More Time to Mull Alabama Offer”, in New York Times
Forms of crack-back
| plural | crack-backs |
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Questions about crack-back
- What is crack-back the alternative form of?
- Crack-back is the alternative form of crackback.
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