shovel pass
nounDefinition of shovel pass
: a short underhand pass (as in football)
Examples of shovel pass in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Dinson left with a shoulder ailment after getting injured on the first play of the second quarter when Cedric Chambers fumbled on a shovel pass. — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, "When Auburn expects Jeremiah Dinson, Jordyn Peters back from A-Day injuries," 23 Apr. 2018 Dinson injured his shoulder on the first play of the second quarter when Cedric Chambers fumbled the ball on a shovel pass and T.D. Moultry recovered it for the defense. — Tom Green, AL.com, "3 more Auburn players injured on A-Day, 3 veterans held out," 7 Apr. 2018 Struggling to keep her pivot foot at the top of the arc amid a double-team, her shovel pass found a wide-open Sabally for a layup and a 62-46 lead with 7:32 remaining. — Andrew Greif, OregonLive.com, "Ducks women stay put, Beavers move up in AP poll," 22 Jan. 2018 Stephen Sullivan had a hand in a pair of other big gains on runs by Derrius Guice and Drake Davis helped clear a spot near the goal line for J.D. Moore on his 11-yard shovel pass touchdown. — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, "LSU wideouts find cause to celebrate despite zero catches at Ole Miss," 26 Oct. 2017 So, that shovel pass that Washington State quarterback Luke Falk deployed to such efficiency on Saturday night against Montana State? — Stefanie Loh, The Seattle Times, "Watch: WSU’s Mike Leach makes fun of QBs who can’t shovel pass: ‘It’d be embarrassing if I couldn’t do it’," 4 Sep. 2017 The 49ers’ only touchdown came on a 22-yard shovel pass to Breida. — Jeff Mclane, Philly.com, "Film Breakdown: The return of the good Mychal Kendricks," 1 Nov. 2017 The 11-yard shovel pass touchdown from Etling to Moore in the third quarter put LSU ahead 30-16. — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, "Ed Orgeron wins at Ole Miss as Derrius Guice runs wild for LSU: final score, stats and analysis," 21 Oct. 2017 McCaffrey, who caught 22 passes in Carolina's 3-1 start, caught a shovel pass from Cam Newton and ran 6 yards for a touchdown that tied the game at 10 in the second quarter. — USA TODAY, "The Latest: Reporter at center of Newton flap takes time off," 8 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shovel pass.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on shovel pass
What made you want to look up shovel pass? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words from Greek and Roman Mythology Quiz
-
- Boreal comes from the name of the ancient Greek god of which wind?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
-
Words from Greek and Roman Mythology Quiz
A mythological/etymological mashup!
Take the quiz -
Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz
Words to improve your Scrabble game
Take the quiz -
Name That Thing
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
Take the quiz -
Bee Cubed
Listen to the words and spell through all three levels.
Play the game
Share shovel pass
Resources for shovel pass