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RUNNING PLAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Example:
the coach put great emphasis on running
Synonyms:
run; running; running game; running play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("running 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "running play"):
draw; draw play ((American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage)
end run; sweep ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line)
return ((American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble)
reverse ((American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction)
rush; rushing ((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line)
