DRAW PLAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does draw play mean? 

• DRAW PLAY (noun)
  The noun DRAW PLAY has 1 sense:

1. (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

  Familiarity information: DRAW PLAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRAW PLAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

draw; draw play

Hypernyms ("draw play" is a kind of...):

run; running; running game; running play ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing 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)