Halfback

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Football One of the players positioned near the flanks behind the line of scrimmage.
  • n. Football The position held by this player.
  • n. Sports One of several players stationed behind the forward line, as in soccer or Rugby.
  • n. Sports The position held by this player.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
  • n. A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
  • n. A position in field hockey, with both offensive and defensive roles.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n.
  • adj. See under 2d Back.
  • n. A person who plays the position of halfback{2} on a football team.
  • n. The position of either of two players on a football team who typically begins each play behind the line and on either side of the quarterback.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See back, n., 12.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (American football) the position of a back on a football team
  • n. (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position
    • Hypernym
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    back    running back   
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    running back   
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