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broken-field

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bro·ken-field (brkn-fld)
adj. Football
Accomplished by a ball carrier against opposition that is widely scattered over the field: broken-field running.
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Adj.1.broken-field - varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running"
football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"


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They stood looking at each other until one boy stuck out his arms for balance and hopscotched in gaps between the stones from one side to another like a broken-field runner.
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Against Washington, a team that had beaten the Bruins three straight, the UCLA tailback rushed for 147 yards, scored four touchdowns and made a broken-field run into the Pacific-10 record book.
HICKS DOESN'T WANT DAY TO END by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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