handoff

🇺🇸 /ˈhændɔːf/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhændɒf/
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noun
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A movement in a sport, like football, where you use your hand to stop an opponent from catching you.

During the game, the player used a handoff to protect himself from the opponent's tackle.

R

In sports like football, when you give the ball to another player on your team.

The quarterback executed a perfect handoff to the running back during the play.

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n. A movement in a sport, like football, where you use your hand to stop an opponent from catching you.; In sports like football, when you give the ball to another player on your team.

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Plural handoffs

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