scatback
Quick, agile ballcarrier
A scatback is a small, quick running back in American football, valued for speed and elusiveness rather than power.
The term suggests someone who can scat—dart away quickly—when they get the ball: He's not a bruiser, just a scatback who finds holes and hits the open field.
Quick and light-moving
- elusiveHard to find
- shiftySeeming dishonest or evasive
- jukingDeceptive evasive movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
dodging · slippery · evasive · darting · weaving · cutback · shiftiness · wiggle
Brief maximum-speed effort
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- dashQuick burst or pinch
blazing · explosive · quick · fleet-footed · top-end · separation · jets · afterburners
Smaller than standard
- compactTightly packed together
- smallLimited in size
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
slight · wiry · lean · short · pint-sized · little · smurf · bantam
Dependent on circumstances
- specialistExpert in one field
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
nimble
Quick and light-moving
sidestep · dodging · slippery · evasive · darting · weaving · cutback · shiftiness · wiggle · open-field
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- burstBreak apart suddenly
dash · blazing · explosive · quick · fleet-footed · top-end · separation · jets · afterburners · race
undersized
Smaller than standard
- compactTightly packed together
- smallLimited in size
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
diminutive · slight · wiry · lean · short · pint-sized · little · smurf · bantam
situational
Dependent on circumstances
- specialistExpert in one field
- rotationalConcerning circular movement
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
scatbackpower back
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bruiser · battering ram · fullback · thumper · bulldozer
scatter, scattered, scat, scattering, quarterback, scatterbrain, scatterbrained, halfback, tailback