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noun

A blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.

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Meanings

nounupback (plural upbacks)

plural upbacks

  1. American footballA blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.

    But long snapper Steve Schmidt hit upback Bryan Crawford with the snap and Jason Arakgi recovered for the Lions at the Argo eight.

    2009 September 20, Chris Zelkovich, “Disastrous start too much for Argos”, in Toronto Star

    Synonyms: punt protector, personal protector

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.

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punt protectorpersonal protector

Origin

From up + back.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

upback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upback

MLA

“upback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upback.

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