vie. vb, vies, vying or vied. 1. (intr; foll by with or for) to contend for superiority or victory (with) or strive in competition (for). 2. (tr) to offer, exchange, or display in rivalry. [C15: probably from Old French envier to challenge, from Latin invÄ«tÄre to invite].
On rare occasions, a halfback is asked to throw the ball when running a HB option. This play is generally referred to as a half-back pass, regardless if the player throwing the football is a tailback or fullback.
brb. Short for brb, which some people use literally, and are gone anywhere from 3 seconds to 5 minutes. Some people, however, use it much more loosely, and will be gone for hours on end, and usually come back making a truly shitty excuse for why they were gone so long.