football play
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1. (American football) a play by the offensive team (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | play, |
| definition | : | a preset plan of action in team sports (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | audible, |
| definition | : | a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | touchback, |
| definition | : | (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | run, running, running game, running play, |
| definition | : | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | power play, |
| definition | : | a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | handoff, |
| definition | : | (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | tackle, |
| definition | : | (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | american football, american football game, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
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