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drop-backs

drop-backs is the plural of drop-back.

Meaning of drop-back

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.

Questions about drop-backs

What is drop-backs the plural of?
Drop-backs is the plural of drop-back.

Words near drop-backs in the dictionary

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

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