| NOUN | act | passing play, pass, passing game, passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate |
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| Meaning | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate. | |
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| Example | "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" | |
| Synonyms | pass, passing game, passing | |
| Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
| Narrower | forward pass, aerial | A pass to a receiver downfield / downfield from the passer |
| lateral pass, lateral | A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer | |
| spot pass | A pass to a designated spot on the field | |
| Broader | football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team |
| Spanish | pase | |
| Catalan | passi | |
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