pass rushn.
/ˈpɑːs ˌrʌʃ/, /ˈpas ˌrʌʃ/, U.S. /ˈpæs ˌrəʃ/ American Football.
An attempt by the defensive team to prevent the opposing quarterback from passing by harrying or tackling; play featuring such attempts.
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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
1962 Washington Post 13 Aug. a13/5 The Rams rushed us off our feet and we lacked a pass rush.
1989 L. Holtz & J. Heisler Fighting Spirit (1990) xl. 471 One of our biggest concerns defensively is getting some kind of consistent pass rush.
2003 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 28 Jan. (Sports section) d3 The quarterbacks implode in the face of an Eskimos' pass rush.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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