Running Back Definition

noun
An offensive back, usually one of a pair, responsible primarily for rushing the ball; halfback or fullback.
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(American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier.

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verb
Present participle of run back.
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Other Word Forms of Running Back

Noun

Singular:
running back
Plural:
running-backs

Running Back Sentence Examples

  • Are you running back to check on your parents again?

  • I always end up running back to Father.

  • I can remember more than one time with a case of flu in the dead of winter - running back and forth to the outhouse.

  • Vinnie Baratto was the star running back for three years.

  • The township is at the head of navigation on the Charles, and occupies the fertile undulating plains along the river running back to a range of hills, the highest of which are Whitney Hill (200 ft.) and Meeting House Hill (250 ft.).

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