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half-break

half-break noun: the situation where a player almost breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition.

Noun

half-break (plural half-breaks)

  1. The situation where a player almost breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition.

Forms of half-break

pluralhalf-breaks
alternative formhalf break

Questions about half-break

What does half-break mean?
Half-break means the situation where a player almost breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition.
What part of speech is half-break?
Half-break is a noun.
What is the plural of half-break?
The plural of half-break is half-breaks.

Words near half-break in the dictionary

  1. half-boiled
  2. half-boot
  3. half-boots
  4. half-bound
  5. half-brained
  6. half-break
  7. half-breaks
  8. half-bred
  9. half-breds
  10. half-breed
  11. half-breeds

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