Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fullback

2 senses of fullback

Sense 1
fullback -- ((football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team)
       => running back -- ((football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage)

Sense 2
fullback -- ((American football) the position of a back on a football team)
       => back -- ((American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fullback

1 sense of fullback

Sense 1
fullback -- (play the fullback)
       => play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")