Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhn-bak]
- /ˈrʌnˌbæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhn-bak]
- /ˈrʌnˌbæk/
Definitions of runback word
- noun runback Football. a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble. the distance covered in making such a run. 1
- noun runback Tennis. the space on a tennis court between the base line and the backstop. 1
- noun runback (in tennis) the areas behind the baselines of the court 0
- noun runback the act of running back with the ball, as after receiving the kickoff or intercepting a forward pass 0
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Origin of runback
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; noun use of verb phrase run back
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Parts of speech for Runback
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
runback popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
runback usage trend in Literature
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