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Fair catch has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

(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

2

A uncontested catch on a kicking play, after the receiver waves his hand to indicate that he will not run with the ball, assuring that he will not be tackled on catching it.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
catch
Rhyming Words
tch atch itch etch sitch hutch cwtch ketch letch nitch ritch gatch hatch satch vetch pitch titch tatch match aitch
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