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OUT OF PLAY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a ball) not available to be played during a game
Example:
a ball that is out of play is dead
Classified under:
Similar:
dead (not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)