CENTERING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centering mean? 

• CENTERING (noun)
  The noun CENTERING has 2 senses:

1. the concentration of attention or energy on something

2. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

  Familiarity information: CENTERING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTERING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The concentration of attention or energy on something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

centering; direction; focal point; focus; focusing; focussing

Context example:

he had no direction in his life

Hypernyms ("centering" is a kind of...):

absorption; concentration; engrossment; immersion (complete attention; intense mental effort)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "centering"):

particularism (a focus on something particular)

Derivation:

center (direct one's attention on something)

center (center upon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

centering; snap

Context example:

the quarterback fumbled the snap

Hypernyms ("centering" is a kind of...):

flip; pass; toss ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team)

Domain category:

American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)