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upback

upback noun: a blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.

Noun

upback (plural upbacks)

  1. A blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.
    • But long snapper Steve Schmidt hit upback Bryan Crawford with the snap and Jason Arakgi recovered for the Lions at the Argo eight.2009 September 20, Chris Zelkovich, “Disastrous start too much for Argos”, in Toronto Star

Synonyms of upback

Forms of upback

pluralupbacks

Origin of upback

From up + back.

Questions about upback

What does upback mean?
Upback means a blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.
What part of speech is upback?
Upback is a noun.
What is the plural of upback?
The plural of upback is upbacks.

Words near upback in the dictionary

  1. Upasana
  2. upases
  3. upazila
  4. upazilas
  5. UPB
  6. upback
  7. upbacks
  8. upbar
  9. upbarred
  10. upbarring
  11. upbars

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