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HALFBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(American football) an offensive back usually positioned behind the quarterback and to the side of the fullback
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("halfback" is a kind of...):
back ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)
Holonyms ("halfback" is a member of...):
eleven; football team (a team that plays football)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("halfback" is a kind of...):
running back ((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)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
