BALLCARRIER

Meaning of BALLCARRIER in English

[ball.car.ri.er] n (1935): the football player carrying the ball on an offensive play

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

BALLCARRIER — noun Date: 1934 a football player who carries the ball on offense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALLCARRIER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the football player carrying the ball in an offensive play
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALLCARRIER — noun Date: 1934 : a football player who carries the ball on offense
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BALLCARRIER — Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ l- ˌ ker- ē - ə r, - ˌ ka-r ē - Function: noun Date: 1934 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRAP — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo-French ~e (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch ~pe …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWEEP — I. verb (swept; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to ~, Old High German sweifen to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STUFF — I. noun see: stop Date: 14th century materials, supplies, or equipment used in various activities: as, military baggage, personal property …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STATUE OF LIBERTY — Date: 1887 a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SLANT — I. verb Etymology: Middle English slenten to fall obliquely, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slenta to slope, Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCATBACK — noun Etymology: 1scat + back Date: 1945 an offensive back in football who is an especially fast and elusive ballcarrier
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAFETY — I. noun (plural safeties) Etymology: Middle English saufte, from Anglo-French salveté, saufté, from salf safe Date: 14th century the condition …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RUNNER — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that runs ; racer , base ~ , ballcarrier , 2. messenger , one …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PULL — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~ian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POWER PLAY — noun Date: 1947 a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear, 2. a concentrated …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INTERFERENCE — noun Date: 1783 1. the act or process of interfering, something that interferes ; obstruction , the mutual effect on …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GANG-TACKLE — transitive verb Date: 1951 to bring down (a ballcarrier in football) with several tacklers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLAG FOOTBALL — noun Date: 1954 a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
END RUN — noun Date: 1902 a football play in which the ballcarrier attempts to run wide around the end of the line, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIVE — I. verb (~d or dove; ~d; also dove; diving) see: dip Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to plunge …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUNTER — I. noun Etymology: Middle English countour, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin computatorium computing place, from Latin computare Date: 14th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STUFF — I. ˈstəf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English stuff, stuffe, from Middle French estoffe stuff, material, from Old French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAFETY — I. ˈsāftē, -ti sometimes ÷-fəd.- or ÷-fət- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English sauvete, saufte, safte, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOTBALL — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fotbal, footbal, from fot, foot + bal ball — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRIVE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DELAY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLIP — I. ˈklip verb ( clipped ; clipped ; clipping ; clips ) Etymology: Middle English clippen, from Old English clyppan; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POWER SWEEP — noun : an end run in football in which one or more linemen pull out and run interference for the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAG FOOTBALL — noun : a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to a ballcarrier's clothing to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE REVERSE — noun : an offensive play in football consisting of a reverse with an additional handoff so that the ultimate ballcarrier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

← BALLAST BALLERINA→