rushed behind
rushed behind noun: a behind (one-point score) made when the ball passes through the goal posts or behind posts not from the foot of the attacking team, i.e. either spilled off hands or deliberately carried through by the defenders.
Noun
rushed behind (plural rushed behinds)
- A behind (one-point score) made when the ball passes through the goal posts or behind posts not from the foot of the attacking team, i.e. either spilled off hands or deliberately carried through by the defenders.
- In another Friday-night match, in Round 15, the Western Bulldogs crushed us by sixty-four points; we managed just two rushed behinds in the last half-hour, while the Dogs piled on six goals.2012, Jim Stynes, My Journey
- Every one of those rushed behinds was either kicked, handballed, walked through or deliberately pushed across the line by a Hawthorn player.2016, Martin Blake, Mighty Fighting Hawks
Forms of rushed behind
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Questions about rushed behind
- What does rushed behind mean?
- Rushed behind means a behind (one-point score) made when the ball passes through the goal posts or behind posts not from the foot of the attacking team, i.e. either spilled off hands or deliberately carried through by the defenders.
- What part of speech is rushed behind?
- Rushed behind is a noun.
- What is the plural of rushed behind?
- The plural of rushed behind is rushed behinds.
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