quarterback

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McNabb said the first playoff start for a quarterback is a battle of emotions.

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  1. noun Football The backfield player whose position is behind the line of scrimmage and who usually calls the signals for the plays.
  2. transitive verb Football To direct the offense of.
  3. transitive verb Slang To lead or direct the operations of: "needed someone to quarterback the [brain trust] for the first U.S. ICBM program” (Forbes).
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  • Then, as the quarterback was about to kiss her, she morphed into a dead iguana. —  Hoot
  • McNabb said the first playoff start for a quarterback is a battle of emotions. —  StarTribune.com rss feed
  • Dressed in a suit, the quarterback was a bit rusty, and missed his first try. —  Anderson Independent Mail Stories
  • In the single wing, the quarterback was the blocking back.
  • As his quarterback is asking for the next play, coach Obama is giving an interview to Jay Leno. —  Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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