power play
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1. (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties (noun.act)
hypernym | : | play, |
definition | : | a preset plan of action in team sports (noun.act) |
domain category | : | hockey, hockey game, ice hockey, |
definition | : | 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 sticks (noun.act) |
2. a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play (noun.act)
hypernym | : | football play, |
definition | : | (American football) a play by the offensive team (noun.act) |
domain category | : | american football, american football game, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
3. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power (noun.act)
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