Quarterback

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Football The backfield player whose position is behind the line of scrimmage and who usually calls the signals for the plays.
  • v. Football To direct the offense of.
  • v. Slang To lead or direct the operations of: "needed someone to quarterback the [brain trust] for the first U.S. ICBM program” ( Forbes).
  • verb-intransitive. Football To play quarterback.
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  • n. an offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play
  • v. to play the position of quarterback
  • v. to lead the offense
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. play the quarterback
  • n. (football) the person who plays quarterback
  • n. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
    • Verb Form
    quarterbacking    quarterbacks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    play    back   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    linebacker    quarterbacks    goalie    shortstop    halfback   
     
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