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reverse pass

reverse pass noun: a pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.

Noun

reverse pass (plural reverse passes)

  1. A pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.
    • That seemed to inject life into United, and Rooney was denied by goalkeeper Yann Sommer from a Giggs reverse pass before seeing a penalty shout turned down.2011 December 7, David Ornstein, “FC Basel 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport

Forms of reverse pass

pluralreverse passes

Questions about reverse pass

What does reverse pass mean?
Reverse pass means a pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.
What part of speech is reverse pass?
Reverse pass is a noun.
What is the plural of reverse pass?
The plural of reverse pass is reverse passes.

Words near reverse pass in the dictionary

  1. reverse out
  2. reverse painting
  3. reverse paintings
  4. reverse palming off
  5. reverse panda
  6. reverse pass
  7. reverse passes
  8. reverse pedo
  9. reverse pedophile
  10. reverse pedophiles
  11. reverse pedos

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