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PASSING PLAY

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does passing play mean? 

PASSING PLAY (noun)
  The noun PASSING PLAY has 1 sense:

1. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammateplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PASSING PLAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

pass; passing; passing game; passing play

Context example:

the coach sent in a passing play on third and long

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

football play ((American football) a play by the offensive 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)

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

aerial; forward pass (a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer)

lateral; lateral pass (a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer)

spot pass (a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does)


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