sag off
pick six
poster
offside trap
lay back
ride off
manoeuvre
maneuver
pick
dig
evasive action
counterdefensive
pick and roll
tackle for loss
wingback
misdefense
half-break
layback
screen
turn
spear
backfoot
dime
penetrate
skin
rear naked choke
overshift
team sport
left field
garryowen
slide-tackle
double play
guard
off the back foot
put away
tackler
throw
giant-killer
toehold
piling on
opposite
offside
oppugner
three-quarter
critic
uphold
individual sport
war of attrition
down
maintain
double tackle
quarterback
play
sprawl
secondary
crash tackle
through ball
dunk on
third-party
underhold
bring down
tenuki
repique
local derby
cornerback
tailback
man
kitty bar the door
encounter
pin down
tackle
team game
scissor tackle
V-cut
outkick one's coverage
late tackle
interception
five-eighth
derby
man up
double-team
riposte
skittleball
play in
white knight
tacklee
touchdown
downfield
hit up
check
towel up
undershift
drop back
pick up
grappler
body swerve

English words for 'To back off from an opponent against whom one is defending.'

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