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drop-back

drop-back noun: the act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.

Noun

drop-back (plural drop-backs)

  1. The act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.
    • With his ankle injury his drop-back is not pretty.

Forms of drop-back

pluraldrop-backs

Questions about drop-back

What does drop-back mean?
Drop-back means the act by a player in the backfield of dropping back from the line of scrimmage after the hike of the ball.
What part of speech is drop-back?
Drop-back is a noun.
What is the plural of drop-back?
The plural of drop-back is drop-backs.

Words near drop-back in the dictionary

  1. drop windows
  2. drop yard
  3. drop yards
  4. drop zone
  5. drop zones
  6. drop-back
  7. drop-backs
  8. drop-ball
  9. drop-balls
  10. drop-bear
  11. drop-bears

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