- 1[intransitive] (in football) to play as a quarterback
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- 2[transitive] quarterback something to direct or organize something
quarterback
verbNAmE//ˈkwɔrt̮ərˌbæk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they quarterback he / she / it quarterbacks
past simple quarterbacked
-ing form quarterbacking
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