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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An offensive back who lines up behind the quarterback.

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  • verb transitive to delay or obstruct
  • verb transitive to remove from or allow distance
  • verb transitive, idiomatic to cost money, as

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