Home › Words › C › crackbackcrackbackcrackback means A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, crackback ranks #31,723 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom crack + back.nounA block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.e.g.“Mike Pereira, the league’s director of officiating, said Wade did not commit an illegal crackback block because he was blocking upfield and not back toward the ball.” — 2007 January 3, The Associated Press, “Saban Needs More Time to Mull Alabama Offer”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.flankerback 65% match — A back whose task is to receive the ball from a scrum. vs crackback →upback 65% match — A blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations. vs crackback →fullback 62% match — An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays. vs crackback →cornerbacking 62% match — The playing of the cornerback position. vs crackback →counterblock 58% match — A block set up in opposition to another block. vs crackback →backfielder 56% match — A player stationed in the backfield. vs crackback →backchecker 55% match — One who backchecks; thus:; A player who backchecks. vs crackback →halfback 54% match — Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks. vs crackback →