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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An offensive back, such as a fullback or halfback, who has the responsibility of advancing the ball by running with it on plays from the line of scrimmage.
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- noun American football An
offensive back whose primary job is to be theballcarrier . - verb Present participle of
run back .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage
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