passing play
noun
Simple meaning
A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
pasihngplaySay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpæsɪŋpˈleɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
american football
A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Used this way, passing play is a word tied to one variety of English that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Regional
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Uncommon in everyday speech
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
Usage note
Mainly used in American English, so it may read as unusual elsewhere.
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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