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The answer FUMBLE has 19 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of fumble in various dictionaries:
noun - (sports) dropping the ball
verb - feel about uncertainly or blindly
verb - make one's way clumsily or blindly
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| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| Elway error |
| (Hi, I'm Robert Smith, running back for the Minnesota Vikings) In the 1997 season, I set a team record of 352 consecutive carries without one of these |
| To lose control of the pigskin |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| An act of doing or handling something clumsily. |
| Do or handle something clumsily. |
| do or handle something clumsily. |
| an act of doing or handling something clumsily. |
| In some sports, esp. football, if you fumble the ball you fail to hold it after touching or carrying it. |
| to feel around awkwardly, esp. with your hands: |
| to have difficulty saying or thinking of suitable words: |
| in sport, to fail to catch a ball: |
| to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands: |
| drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder |
| Fumble description |
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| A fumble in American and Canadian football occurs when a player who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed (tackled) or scoring. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking, punting, or successful handing that results in loss of player possession. A fumble may be forced by a defensive player who either grabs or punches the ball or butts the ball with his helmet (a move called "tackling the ball"). A fumbled ball may be recovered and advanced by either team (except, in American football, after the two-minute warning in either half or 4th down, when the fumbling player is the only offensive player allowed to advance the ball, otherwise the ball is ruled dead at the spot of recovery if the ball bounces backwards or spotted at the point of the fumble if the ball travels forward). It is one of three events that can cause a turnover (the other two being an interception or on downs, though the latter does not count toward the team's total turnovers), where |