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crackback

crackback noun: a block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.

Noun

crackback (plural crackbacks)

  1. 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 crackback

pluralcrackbacks

Origin of crackback

From crack + back.

Questions about crackback

What does crackback mean?
Crackback means a block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.
What part of speech is crackback?
Crackback is a noun.
What is the plural of crackback?
The plural of crackback is crackbacks.

Words near crackback in the dictionary

  1. crackalackin'
  2. crackalacking
  3. crackaloo
  4. crackas
  5. crackaz
  6. crackback
  7. crackbacks
  8. crackberries
  9. crackberry
  10. crackbrain
  11. crackbrained

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