dragback
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Soccer. Often, drag back. a move in which a player pulls the ball backward with the sole of the foot to change its direction and keep it away from opposing players.
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something that holds or pulls someone or something back.
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Instant control and a dragback to create space was followed by a curling shot beyond the outstretched Kvaskhvadze and into the Georgia net.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2014
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