defensive (noun)
101bull rush — noun Date: 1982 a direct forceful rush by a defensive player in football • bull rush verb …
102Chinese wall — noun Etymology: Chinese Wall, a defensive wall built in the 3d century B.C. between China and Mongolia Date: 1900 a strong barrier; especially a serious obstacle to understanding …
103cornerback — noun Date: 1955 a defensive halfback in football who defends the flank …
104counteroffensive — noun Date: 1909 a large scale military offensive undertaken by a force previously on the defensive …
105crackback — noun Date: 1967 a blind side block on a defensive back in football by a pass receiver who starts downfield and then cuts back to the middle of the line …
106defender — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that defends 2. a player in a sport (as football) assigned to a defensive position …
107defenseman — noun Date: 1895 a player in a sport (as hockey) who is assigned to a defensive zone or position …
108defense mechanism — noun Date: 1913 1. an often unconscious mental process (as repression) that makes possible compromise solutions to personal problems 2. a defensive reaction by an organism …
109error — noun Etymology: Middle English errour, from Anglo French, from Latin error, from errare Date: 13th century 1. a. an act or condition of ignorant or imprudent deviation from a code of behavior b. an act involving an unintentional deviation from… …
110fielder — noun Date: 1832 one that fields; especially a defensive player stationed in the field (as in baseball) …
