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PASSING PLAY
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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 teammate
Familiarity information: PASSING PLAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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