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man in motion

man in motion noun: a single player on offense (always a backfielder) who is moving backwards or parallel to the line of scrimmage at the snap.

Noun

man in motion (plural men in motion)

  1. A single player on offense (always a backfielder) who is moving backwards or parallel to the line of scrimmage at the snap.
  2. (Canadian) Any player on offense (always a backfielder) who is moving backwards, forwards or parallel to the line of scrimmage at the snap.

Forms of man in motion

pluralmen in motion

Questions about man in motion

What does man in motion mean?
Man in motion means a single player on offense (always a backfielder) who is moving backwards or parallel to the line of scrimmage at the snap.
What part of speech is man in motion?
Man in motion is a noun.
What is the plural of man in motion?
The plural of man in motion is men in motion.

Words near man in motion in the dictionary

  1. man hours
  2. man hug
  3. man hugs
  4. man hunt
  5. man in black
  6. man in motion
  7. man in the middle
  8. man in the mirror
  9. man in the moon
  10. man in the street
  11. man in white

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