to lateral
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7.2
- verb
- /ˈlætərəl/
- Jargon
:
hacer un pase lateral
- During the crucial play, he lateraled the ball just before being tackled.
Examples
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BERMAN: He laterals to Deacon.
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The quarterback decided to lateral the ball to his teammate, hoping to gain a better position.
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In an unexpected move, the player chose to lateral instead of taking a shot at the goal.
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 verb lateral comes from the Latin root latus meaning 'side', so to lateral a ball is to pass it sideways or backward to a teammate.