Touchdown: alternatives and connections

a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.

"That which is behind"; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.

A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football.

An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to catch others who…

The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.

On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a…

A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.

A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.

An ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.

A game of football.

To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football.

A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.

Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance.

Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.

(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watchin…

The game of kicking the football by opposing parties of players between goals.

A base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to sco…