| NOUN | act | football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team |
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| Meaning | (American football) a play by the offensive team. | |
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| Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
| Narrower | audible | A football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage |
| handoff | (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate | |
| pass, passing play, passing game, passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate | |
| power play | A play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play | |
| run, running, running play, running game | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team | |
| tackle | (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground | |
| touchback | (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone / zone | |
| Broader | play | A preset plan of action in team sports |
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