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POWER PLAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties
Example:
the team was unable to capitalize on the power play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("power play" is a kind of...):
play (a preset plan of action in team sports)
Domain category:
hockey; hockey game; ice hockey (a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play
Example:
they used a power play to return the kickoff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("power 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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
Example:
she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away
Synonyms:
power play; squeeze; squeeze play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("power play" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
