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RUNNING BACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("running back" is a kind of...):
back ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "running back"):
fullback ((football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team)
halfback ((football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position)
