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dropback

dropback is the alternative spelling 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.

Forms of dropback

pluraldropbacks

Questions about dropback

What is dropback the alternative spelling of?
Dropback is the alternative spelling of drop-back.

Words near dropback in the dictionary

  1. drop-tongue
  2. drop-tongues
  3. drop-top
  4. drop-tops
  5. dropable
  6. dropback
  7. dropbacks
  8. dropbear
  9. dropbears
  10. dropbox
  11. dropboxes

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