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Definition of Running play
1. Noun. (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team. "The coach put great emphasis on running"
Category relationships: American Football, American Football Game
Generic synonyms: Football Play
Specialized synonyms: Draw, Draw Play, End Run, Sweep, Return, Reverse, Rush, Rushing
Derivative terms: Run, Run, Run
Lexicographical Neighbors of Running Play
Literary usage of Running play
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker (1906)
"I well remember one night when we three were alone and had supped after the
running play, Two Roses, when he was simply bubbling over with the new play. ..."
2. Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker (1906)
"I well remember one night when we three were alone and had supped after the
running play, Two Roses, when he was simply bubbling over with the new play. ..."
3. Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker (1907)
"I well remember one night when we three were alone and had supped after the
running play, Two Roses, when he was simply bubbling over with the new play. ..."
4. Munichby Dan Colwell by Dan Colwell (2001)
"... a resort on the eastern side of the Ammersee, is a THE PASSION AT OBERAMMERGAU
Unlikely as it may seem, the world's longest-running play is performed ..."
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