单词 | snap-back |
释义 | snap-backn. 1. American Football and Canadian Football. a. A centre player; the centre-rusher. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > [noun] > types of player side tackle1809 nose guard1852 rusher1877 goalkicker1879 quarterback1879 runner1880 quarter1883 full back1884 left guard1884 snap-back1887 snapper-back1887 running back1891 tackle1891 defensive end1897 guard1897 interferer1897 receiver1897 defensive back1898 defensive tackle1900 safety man1901 ball carrier1902 defensive lineman1902 homebrew1903 offensive lineman1905 lineman1907 returner1911 signal caller1915 rover1916 interference1920 punt returner1926 pass rusher1928 tailback1930 safety1931 blocker1935 faker1938 scatback1946 linesman1947 flanker1953 platoon player1953 corner-back1955 pulling guard1955 split end1955 return man1957 slot-back1959 strong safety1959 wide receiver1960 line-backer1961 pocket passer1963 tight end1963 run blocker1967 wideout1967 blitzer1968 1887 Outing Oct. 69/2 He it is who, receiving the ball from the ‘center-rusher’, or ‘snap-back’, as he is more commonly called, passes it to some other player for a kick or run. 1893 W. C. Camp Bk. College Sports 99 This name [sc. center rusher] has since given place almost entirely to ‘snap-back’. 1901 Encycl. Sport II. 426/1 The influence of the snap-back will at once be realised from the consideration that the moment he puts the ball into play through his legs behind him, he also makes six men besides himself immediately off-side. b. A backward pass from the centre which puts the ball in play to begin a scrimmage. 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 1910 W. Camp Bk. of Foot-ball ii. 26 The American scrimmage, while coming directly from the English play, bears now no similarity to it. Instead of an indiscriminate kicking struggle we have the snap-back and quarter-back play. The snap-back snaps the ball back with his hands; the quarter seizes it and passes it to any man for whom the ball is destined in the plan of play or he may himself run with it. 1947 Sun (Baltimore) 8 Nov. 10/3 The first [attempt] fizzled when Wally Wilson fumbled the snapback, while Jones booted wide of the goal posts following the final six pointer. 2. a. A recovery of an earlier position or circumstances. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > [noun] > return to a previous better state regressa1522 regression1583 retreat1600 recovery1932 snap-back1949 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Oct. 13/1 A mild recovery movement in mid-morning cut losses... In the final hour [of trading] there was a snap-back from the lows that gave the whole market a lift. 1961 Economist 28 Oct. 370/3 There is little prospect of a swift snapback until the economy shows more signs of strength. b. A reaction or retaliation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [noun] > return action or operation repercussion1603 reacting1611 recussion1754 reaction1771 reagency1793 reverberation1797 retroaction1799 response1887 snap-back1972 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > retaliation or retribution > act or instance of retaliation1587 counterpace1611 comeback1896 snap-back1972 1972 P. Tamony Americanisms (typescript) No. 32. 2 The snap-back of the childish and immature took the form of re-mailings of obscene scrawls. 1979 Financial Rev. 11 June 7/1 Behind the upward move of the dollar a pressure cooker effect is building—the kind of pressure that could cause a snap-back and make last year's weakness in the currency look like strength. 3. Boxing. A swift backward movement of the body to evade an opponent's blow. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > actions or positions first bloodc1540 guard1601 feint1684 in holds1713 shifting1793 rally1805 muzzler1811 one-two1811 stop1812 southpaw1813 fibbing1814 leveller1814 mouther1814 ribber1814 stomacher1814 teller1814 in-fighting1816 muzzling1819 weaving1821 out-fighting1831 arm guard1832 countering1858 counter1861 clinching1863 prop1869 clinch1875 right and left1887 hook-hit1890 hook1898 cross1906 lead1906 jolt1908 swing1910 body shot1918 head shot1927 bolo punch1950 snap-back1950 counterpunch1957 counterpunching1957 Ali shuffle1966 rope-a-dope1975 1950 J. Dempsey Championship Fighting xxii. 169 The last and worst type of evasion is the pull-away. Some fighters call it the ‘snap-back’. 1952 Amateur Boxing (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 23/1 Snap back, a sway backwards—a quick ‘snap’ back from the hips, sufficient to be out of range of the blow. Draft additions June 2016 Chiefly U.S. The back of a garment, hat, etc., equipped with press studs or straps for fastening it or adjusting its size. Hence: a baseball cap with a plastic strap of this kind. Frequently attributive, esp. as snapback cap, snapback hat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > back > types of sunback1929 beetle-back1933 snap-back1937 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > other toque1505 biggin1511 button cap1527 undercap1531 biggin1558 fool's cap1577 apex1578 blue capa1586 wishing-cap1600 Wantage cap1609 infernal1610 porringer1623 montera1626 montera cap1652 school cap1736 wing cap1775 balloon1784 balloon-cap1785 spider-cap1790 poke-fly cap1810 strap-cap1820 mandarin cap1835 porringer-cap1839 chechia1853 turban1862 mitre1877 turban-cap1881 half-cap1893 pillbox cap1897 Queen Mary hat1928 snap-back1937 songkok1960 pakul1982 1937 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 28 Oct. 5/4 (advt.) Boys' Snow Pants. Double knee styles with snap backs. 1957 Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye Gaz. 11 Apr. 3/3 (advt.) Go Ivy League with this snapback cap that adjusts to your headsize. 1972 Boston Globe 21 Sept. 21/3 (advt.) Infants Sleepers. Fleecy Warm Cotton—Snap Backs. 1998 M. Cannon More Red Meat 111 Brushed twill black cap with adjustable snap-back. 2010 Orange (Texas) Leader 28 Aug. 2 a/4 The rapper has collaborated..to release Bun-B-designed watches, T-shirts, and snapback hats. 2013 E. Huang Fresh off Boat xiv. 217 There were hundreds of kids in snap-backs and Urkel glasses camping out for days in front of the stores. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1887 |
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