lateral
3
7.1
- noun
- /ˈlætərəl/
- Jargon
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pase lateral
- They're gonna try to sack you, so I'm gonna set you up for a winning lateral.
- header laterals
- service laterals
You know, it's a lateral, just nothing, nothing ASU, right.
- You know, it's a lateral, just nothing, nothing ASU, right.
Examples
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That was a good lateral.
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Connelly takes a lateral from Zoom, and look out, he's at the 4·!
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Bryan corralled the lateral, then chugged down the sideline to plow into the end zone.
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In 4:17, after guard Rupert Bryan Jr. reeled in a lateral, FIU retook the lead 14-7.
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Just as two FAU linemen snagged Medlock, he twisted and fired an overhand lateral to right tackle Rupert Bryan.
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During the game, the quarterback made a perfect lateral pass to his teammate who was waiting to receive it.
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The player executed a quick lateral to avoid being tackled, allowing his teammate to advance the ball.
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After receiving a lateral from the receiver, the running back dashed toward the sideline for extra yards.
Synonyms
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.8
A disease that slowly destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscles
- Specialized
1
8.3
A line of small sense organs along the side of a fish or amphibian that senses water movement
- Specialized
1
8.1
A hollow, curved space in each side of the brain that contains brain fluid
- Specialized
1
9.0
A rounded bump on the outer side of the lower end of the thigh bone that helps form the knee
- Specialized
1
9.9
A hard bump on the outer end of a bone where muscles and tough bands attach
- Specialized
Pain at the outer elbow from overusing the forearm muscles, often called tennis elbow
- Jargon
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Specialized
A muscle on the outer side of the eye that moves it away from the nose
- Specialized
A muscle on the outer side of the eye that turns the eye outward away from the nose
- Specialized
A deep fold in the brain that separates the front and side parts
- Specialized
A painful swelling of the tendon on the outside of the elbow caused by using the forearm muscles too much
- Specialized
A part of the brain that receives signals from the eye and sends them to the area that processes vision
- Specialized
A brain part that sends signals from the eyes to the back of the brain for vision
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun lateral in football comes from the Latin root latus meaning 'side', and it names a pass that goes to a teammate to the side or backward instead of forward.