stepover
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See also: step over
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]stepover (plural stepovers)
- (soccer) Alternative form of step over.
- 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian[1]:
- Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped, giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.
- A type of espalier where the tree or bush is made to grow horizontally above the ground, like a fence-rail.