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🔄 To return ⚽ A backward pass 📄 A return
pass-back

pass-back

3.2
A ball moved backward to a teammate to keep possession
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : pase hacia atrás
  • The midfielder executed a precise pass-back to the goalkeeper to reset the play.

Examples

  • The defender made a quick pass-back to the goalkeeper to avoid pressure from the opposing team.

  • In rugby, a pass-back is often used to keep the ball away from the opposition.

  • The coach encouraged players to use the pass-back when they could not move forward.

  • The player made a quick pass-back to his teammate.

  • Can you explain the pass-back rule in football?

  • During the match, the team used a pass-back to maintain possession and avoid a turnover.

  • After being pressured, the player wisely chose to make a pass-back to a teammate for better positioning.

Synonyms

lateral pass
vspass-back
  • Jargon
5.8

A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football

is used in other sports to move backward mainly to keep possession

How Far

Hail Mary
  • Informal
14 8.2
forward pass
2 3.8
to pass
167 1.0
pass-back
  • Specialized
3.2

Surface Forms

pass-back singular
pass-backs plural

Morphology

pass-back = pass (transparent) = back + pass

Direct compound of 'pass' + 'back' where the meaning is the straightforward backward pass used in sports. [Postprocessing: moved 'back' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Pass-back comes from the words pass ('to give') and back ('to return' or 'to the rear'). In sports it is a backward pass to a teammate, for example a defender giving the ball back to the goalkeeper to keep control or restart play.