american football

Noun
  1. A game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long;
    Teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays (synset 100470726)
    associated with:
    • fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball
    • centering, snap - (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
    • fair catch - (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled
    • interception - (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
    • reception - (American football) the act of catching a pass in football
    • straight-arm - (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent
    • touchback - (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone
    • safety - a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
    • touchdown - a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line
    • field goal - a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts
    • extra point, point after, point after touchdown - in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown
    • down - (American football) a complete play to advance the football
    • completion, pass completion - (American football) a successful forward pass in football
    • football play - (American football) a play by the offensive team
    • run, running, running game, running play - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
    • draw, draw play - (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
    • end run, sweep - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
    • return - (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
    • reverse - (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
    • rush, rushing - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
    • pass, passing, passing game, passing play - (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
    • power play - a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play
    • handoff - (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate
    • tackle - (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
    • interference - (American football) blocking a player's path with your body
    • trap block - (American football) an illegal block
    • back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
    • lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
    • scrimmage - (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
    • blitz, linebacker blitzing, safety blitz - (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
    • mousetrap, trap play - (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated
    is a type of: 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
    subtypes: touch football - a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled
    same as: american football game

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