broken-field
- adjective
- /ˈbroʊkən fild/
- Jargon
:
en campo abierto
- Swerving and dodging like a broken-field runner, CHARLY in his ear screaming: CHARLY (V.O.) *Your nine, on your nine*!
- broken-field run
Examples
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His image of the great judge—the Holmes, the Cardozo—is the man (or woman) who has the intelligence to discern the best rule of law for the case at hand and then the skill to perform the broken-field running through earlier cases that leaves him free to impose.
Academic text (1999) -
Yet, Max hangs tough, weaving like a broken field runner through the mass of bodies and vehicles.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then we might get a chance to do some real broken field running.
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It took us a good seven to eight minutes of broken-field running to get inside the service garage, where we were finally alone.
Fiction book (1999) -
American Ambassador Clare Timberlake complained: "Kasavubu acts more like a vegetable every day while Lumumba continues to display brilliant broken field running."
Academic text (1992) -
He dodged defenders with impressive broken-field running during the football match.
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The player’s broken-field style allowed him to evade tackles and reach the end zone.
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She excelled at broken-field running, weaving between opponents on her way to score.
Synonyms
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6.7
Something that moves and changes direction suddenly and often
Antonyms
How Interrupted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Broken-field comes from the two simple parts broken ('split' or 'not straight') and field ('open area'); it gives a clear picture of a play that is interrupted by opponents. So, broken-field describes a style of running or movement where you must make sudden turns and changes of direction to avoid obstacles or defenders.