Quarterback

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  quarterback \quarterback\ n. (Football)
     The player on a football tream who chooses the offensive play
     and receives the ball from the center at the start of each
     down. Compare {halfback} and {fullback}.
     [PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  quarterback \quarterback\ v. i. (Football)
     To play the position of quarterback, in a football game.
  
     Syn: play the quarterback, be the quarterback.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quarterback
       n 1: (football) the person who plays quarterback [syn: {signal
            caller}, {field general}]
       2: the position of the football player in the backfield who
          directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is
          the most important position on the team" [syn: {signal
          caller}, {field general}]
       v : play the quarterback

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "quarterback":
     amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman,
     batter, battery, be responsible for, blocking back, boss, bowman,
     call the signals, captain, carry on, catcher, center, chaperon,
     coach, command, competitor, conduct, control, cricketer,
     defensive lineman, direct, end, engineer, footballer, games-player,
     gamester, govern, guard, handle, head, head up, infielder, jock,
     jumper, lead, lead on, lineman, make the rules, manage, maneuver,
     manipulate, mastermind, offensive lineman, officer, order,
     outfield, outfielder, overlook, oversee, player, poloist,
     prescribe, professional athlete, pugilist, pull the strings, racer,
     regulate, run, skater, skipper, sport, sportsman, superintend,
     survey, tackle, tailback, take command, take the lead, toxophilite,
     wingback, wrestler