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PASSING GAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Example:
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
Synonyms:
pass; passing; passing game; passing play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("passing game" 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 "passing game"):
aerial; forward pass (a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer)
lateral; lateral pass (a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer)
spot pass (a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does)
