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putback

putback noun: a move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound.

Noun

putback (plural putbacks)

  1. A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound

Forms of putback

pluralputbacks

Origin of putback

From put + back.

Words formed from putback

  • putback jam

Questions about putback

What does putback mean?
Putback means a move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound.
What part of speech is putback?
Putback is a noun.
What is the plural of putback?
The plural of putback is putbacks.

Words near putback in the dictionary

  1. putative marriage
  2. putative marriages
  3. putatively
  4. putativeness
  5. putaway
  6. putback
  7. putbacks
  8. putcahs
  9. putchamin
  10. putchamins
  11. putcheon

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