shovel pass

noun

: a short underhand pass (as in football)

Examples of shovel pass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Keenum's shovel pass to Luther Burden went for an eight-yard touchdown. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Loghmani returned his interception of a shovel pass 27 yards for a pick six. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

Herbert finished 20 of 34 for 226 yards with a touchdown — a 1-yard shovel pass to Keaton Mitchell — and interception, and rookie safety Genesis Smith had both interceptions. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

There was a kickoff that went out of bounds and two punts of 11 and three yards, trying to keep the ball away from Lattimore, who was limited to a 29-yard touchdown in the third quarter on a shovel pass to give Saugus its last lead at 17-14. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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