| 单词 | mousetrap play |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmousetrap play f. American Football. A play in which a defensive lineman is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage before being blocked, thus creating an opening through which an offensive player can run. Sometimes more fully as mousetrap play, mousetrap block. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres rush1857 punt-out1861 goal-kicking1871 safety1879 safety touchdown1879 scrimmage1880 rushing1882 safety touch1884 touchback1884 forward pass1890 run1890 blocking1891 signal1891 fake1893 onside kick1895 tandem-play1895 pass play1896 spiral1896 shift1901 end run1902 straight-arm1903 quarterback sneak1904 runback1905 roughing1906 Minnesota shift1910 quarterbacking1910 snap-back1910 pickoff1912 punt return1914 screen forward pass1915 screen pass1920 power play1921 sneak1921 passback1922 snap1922 defence1923 reverse1924 carry1927 lateral1927 stiff-arm1927 zone1927 zone defence1927 submarine charge1928 squib1929 block1931 pass rushing1933 safetying1933 trap play1933 end-around1934 straight-arming1934 trap1935 mousetrap1936 buttonhook1938 blitzing1940 hand-off1940 pitchout1946 slant1947 strike1947 draw play1948 shovel pass1948 bootleg1949 option1950 red dog1950 red-dogging1951 rollout1951 submarine1952 sleeper pass1954 draw1956 bomb1960 swing pass1960 pass rush1962 blitz1963 spearing1964 onsides kick1965 takeaway1967 quarterback sack1968 smash-mouth1968 veer1968 turn-over1969 bump-and-run1970 scramble1971 sack1972 nose tackle1975 nickel1979 pressure1981 1936 Sat. Evening Post 21 Nov. 67/1 He called the signal for a mousetrap play. A mousetrap play is one in which an opposing lineman is purposely permitted to rush through, and then he's neatly slaughtered in the backfield, as the team with the ball cracks right back through the opening he left. 1947 San Francisco News 19 June 22/1 The screen pass should be used often, not only as a gainer but to keep the opposition wary... Ditto for mousetrap. 1956 San Francisco News 9 Sept. 25/1 Most coaches and observers credit Glenn Scobey Warner with an imposing list of football innovations. Among these are the..mousetrap plays, the unbalanced backfield, [etc.]. 1977 San Francisco Chron. 12 Nov. 40 The trap is fundamental to pro football. The term is almost as old as the game itself; it was originally called a ‘mousetrap block’. < as lemmas |
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