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QUARTERBACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quarterback mean?
• QUARTERBACK (noun)
The noun QUARTERBACK has 2 senses:
1. (football) the person who plays quarterback
2. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
Familiarity information: QUARTERBACK used as a noun is rare.
• QUARTERBACK (verb)
The verb QUARTERBACK has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: QUARTERBACK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(football) the person who plays quarterback
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
field general; quarterback; signal caller
Hypernyms ("quarterback" is a kind of...):
back ((football) a person who plays in the backfield)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
Derivation:
quarterback (play the quarterback)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
field general; quarterback; signal caller
Context example:
quarterback is the most important position on the team
Hypernyms ("quarterback" is a kind of...):
back ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)
Holonyms ("quarterback" is a member of...):
eleven; football team (a team that plays football)
Derivation:
quarterback (play the quarterback)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: quarterbacked
Past participle: quarterbacked
-ing form: quarterbacking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Play the quarterback
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "quarterback" is one way to...):
play (participate in games or sport)
Domain category:
football; football game (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
quarterback ((American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team)
quarterback ((football) the person who plays quarterback)
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