putback

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noun

A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound

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Meanings

nounputback (plural putbacks)

plural putbacks

  1. ball gamesA move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound

Origin

From put + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

putback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putback

MLA

“putback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putback.

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