reverse pass

noun

A pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.

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Meanings

nounreverse pass (plural reverse passes)

plural reverse passes

  1. ball gamesA pass in which the player runs in the opposite direction to where he passed.

    That seemed to inject life into United, and Rooney was denied by goalkeeper Yann Sommer from a Giggs reverse pass before seeing a penalty shout turned down.

    2011 December 7, David Ornstein, “FC Basel 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
Cite this entry
APA

reverse pass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20pass

MLA

“reverse pass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20pass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse pass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20pass.

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