running
119
4.3
- noun
- /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
- Jargon
:
jugada de carrera
- The team's running game dominated the match, allowing them to control the clock and secure the victory.
Examples
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The best running back in the country, is turning the corner on an inside ankle lead.
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The Cowboys have lost their starting safety, starting running back, and now their starting middle linebacker.
Blog text (4) -
Y'all got a running back?
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If I called a running play to Payne, there was a reason I called it.
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In the game's final seconds, Zack raced after the other team's running back.
Academic text (2011) -
I know that some of us are intrigued by the younger running backs on the team.
Blog text (4) -
The blockers knock Julius down, and the Marshall running back is headed for the goal line.
Fiction book (2000) -
And the addition of Colt Lyerla to the running back corps will be very significant, I think.
Blog text (4) -
Bray told me a running back once said that before the snap, he can see the exact hole he's gonna run through.
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Don't be surprised if Tanner finds himself as the lead running back against the Giants.
Blog text (4)
Synonyms
211
5.5
A play where a player carries the ball instead of passing
81
5.4
An attempt in football to move the ball forward by running
9
7.2
A running play where a player running one way hands the ball to a teammate running the other way
7
6.6
A play where a runner runs around the line to gain yards
4
4.4
A play in American football where a player runs forward with the ball
1
4.6
A play in American football when a player runs with the ball to move forward
1
6.5
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
60
2.8
A player in American football who runs with the ball to gain yards for the team
- Specialized
1
3.5
A simple sewing line made by passing a needle in and out of cloth at regular spaces
- Specialized
1
6.5
A heading at the top of each page that shows the title or section
A plant with long stems that grow along the ground and produce black berries
- Specialized
A climbing tropical plant with thin divided leaf parts and stems that smell bad when crushed
- Jargon
A short title appears at the top of each page to show the chapter or section
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Running comes from the verb run, meaning 'to move quickly', and in football a 'running' play is one where a player carries the ball forward by running rather than by passing.