FAIR CATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fair catch mean? 

• FAIR CATCH (noun)
  The noun FAIR CATCH has 1 sense:

1. (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

  Familiarity information: FAIR CATCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAIR CATCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("fair catch" is a kind of...):

catch; grab; snap; snatch (the act of catching an object with the hands)

Domain category:

American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)