Definition of Fair catch

1. Noun. (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled.

Generic synonyms: Catch, Grab, Snap, Snatch
Category relationships: American Football, American Football Game

Definition of Fair catch

1. Noun. (American football) A call on a kicking play in which the receiver waves his hand to indicate that he will not run with the ball, assuring that he will not be tackled after catching it. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fair Catch

fair-haired
fair-haired(a)
fair-haired boy
fair-maids-of-France
fair-minded
fair-mindedness
fair-to-middlin'
fair-to-middling
fair-weather
fair-weather friend
fair-world
fair and square
fair ball
fair bet
fair catch (current term)
fair chance
fair copy
fair crack of the whip
fair deal
fair dinkum
fair dos
fair enough
fair game
fair go
fair hearing
fair linen
fair market value
fair market values
fair off

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