defensive (noun)
81communication trench — noun a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position • Syn: ↑approach trench • Hypernyms: ↑trench * * * noun : a connecting trench …
82force play — noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base the shortstop got the runner at second on a force • …
83trap play — noun (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated • Syn: ↑mousetrap • Topics: ↑American football, ↑American football …
84blue line — noun 1. : lead line I 1 2. : either of two lines colored blue and showing through the ice that divide the defensive zones from the center ice area of an ice hockey rink * * * Ice Hockey. either of two lines of the color blue that are parallel to… …
85quarterback sneak — noun : a quick or delayed run by a football quarterback inside the defensive guards or tackles * * * Football. a play in which the quarterback charges into the middle of the line, usually immediately after receiving the ball from the center.… …
86rear guard — noun Etymology: Middle English reregarde, from Middle French, from Old French reregarde, rereguarde, from rere, riere backward, behind (from Latin retro) + garde, guarde guard more at retro , guard : a military detachment detailed to bring up and …
87rearguard action — noun 1. : a defensive or delaying fight engaged in by a rear guard (as in covering the retreat of an army or the evacuation of a besieged garrison) 2. : an effort put forth by means of preventive or delaying measures or tactics and usually… …
88stickwork — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: stick + work 1. : the use and management of one s stick in offensive and defensive techniques (as in lacrosse, polo, hockey) 2. : batting ability in baseball * * * /stik werrk /, n. Sports. a player s degree of… …
89vitrified fort — noun : ancient masonry remains apparently of defensive works found especially in Scotland, Ireland, France, and Germany and characterized by siliceous stones converted into a hard glassy material by the action of fire * * * vitrified fort noun A… …
90weak side — noun 1. : the side or aspect of a person s character or disposition through which he is most easily influenced especially for the worse 2. : the side of a football formation having the smaller number of players * * * Football. the side of the… …
