game plann.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪm plan/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪm ˌplæn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., plan n.

Etymology: < game n. + plan n.

Originally U.S.

1. Sport (originally American Football). A strategy worked out in advance for playing a particular match.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [noun] > detailed strategy worked out in advance

game plan1939

1939 Los Angeles Times 31 Oct. ii. 10/1 With the exception of that one beautiful march to a touchdown against T.C.U., the Bruins have indicated that their game plan is to blunder along with the hope, nay, expectation, of striking fast twice a game.

1947 D. X. Bible Championship Football 185 His [sc. the scout's] reports form the basis for the entire game plan, offensive and defensive.

1960 P. W. Bryant Building Championship Football Team x. 212 The defensive and offensive coaches will meet..and review our final game plans.

1967 Baseball Digest Aug. 9/1 Shut out everything but your game plan and focus all your thinking on the batter and the catcher.

1985 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 21 Mar. There are a couple of tactical changes we'll make for the match and if we can stick to our game plan, I think we can win.

2011 C. Havel Lombardi iv. 34/2 Starr was Lombardi's kind of quarterback because he stayed with the game plan, treated interceptions as anathema and proved to be exceptionally tough and accurate.

2. In extended use: a strategy for achieving a desired result or realizing an ambition; a plan of campaign.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planning a course of action > plan of intended course of action

plan of campaign1780

route map1816

action plan1889

end run1902

strategy1944

game plan1957

scenario1962

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > course adopted to achieve an end

waya1225

wonec1290

mean waya1425

policyc1430

method1526

politicsa1529

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game1595

dent1597

efficacy1690

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strategy1834

game plan1957

1957 Kingsport (Tennessee) News 27 Nov. 4/4 Some years ago you mentioned that you had offered your children $1 for each book in the Bible they would read. And we decided to try that game plan with David.

1966 San Antonio (Texas) Express 2 Nov. 3 a/1 ‘We must stick to our game plan,’ [Frank] Rossman told the group. ‘This is what distinguishes us from just another group of do-gooders. It is only a movement with a game plan that stays in office.’

1968 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Aug. 12 a/1 And the actual strategy? ‘We'll develop our game plan after the Democratic convention,’ [Robert H.] Finch replies in gridiron jargon.

1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xxi. 48/1 Harvey decided the best game plan was to stay loose.

2010 K. Gormley Death Amer. Virtue xiii. 157 The wiry prosecutor..sketched out a game plan for the Whitewater investigation on the back of his menu.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	game plan
释义	game plann. Brit. /ˈɡeɪm plan/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪm ˌplæn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., plan n. Etymology: < game n. + plan n. Originally U.S. 1. Sport (originally American Football). A strategy worked out in advance for playing a particular match. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [noun] > detailed strategy worked out in advance game plan1939 1939 Los Angeles Times 31 Oct. ii. 10/1 With the exception of that one beautiful march to a touchdown against T.C.U., the Bruins have indicated that their game plan is to blunder along with the hope, nay, expectation, of striking fast twice a game. 1947 D. X. Bible Championship Football 185 His [sc. the scout's] reports form the basis for the entire game plan, offensive and defensive. 1960 P. W. Bryant Building Championship Football Team x. 212 The defensive and offensive coaches will meet..and review our final game plans. 1967 Baseball Digest Aug. 9/1 Shut out everything but your game plan and focus all your thinking on the batter and the catcher. 1985 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 21 Mar. There are a couple of tactical changes we'll make for the match and if we can stick to our game plan, I think we can win. 2011 C. Havel Lombardi iv. 34/2 Starr was Lombardi's kind of quarterback because he stayed with the game plan, treated interceptions as anathema and proved to be exceptionally tough and accurate. 2. In extended use: a strategy for achieving a desired result or realizing an ambition; a plan of campaign. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planning a course of action > plan of intended course of action plan of campaign1780 route map1816 action plan1889 end run1902 strategy1944 game plan1957 scenario1962 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > course adopted to achieve an end waya1225 wonec1290 mean waya1425 policyc1430 method1526 politicsa1529 politic1588 game1595 dent1597 efficacy1690 tactics1772 tactic1791 strategy1834 game plan1957 1957 Kingsport (Tennessee) News 27 Nov. 4/4 Some years ago you mentioned that you had offered your children $1 for each book in the Bible they would read. And we decided to try that game plan with David. 1966 San Antonio (Texas) Express 2 Nov. 3 a/1 ‘We must stick to our game plan,’ [Frank] Rossman told the group. ‘This is what distinguishes us from just another group of do-gooders. It is only a movement with a game plan that stays in office.’ 1968 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Aug. 12 a/1 And the actual strategy? ‘We'll develop our game plan after the Democratic convention,’ [Robert H.] Finch replies in gridiron jargon. 1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) xxi. 48/1 Harvey decided the best game plan was to stay loose. 2010 K. Gormley Death Amer. Virtue xiii. 157 The wiry prosecutor..sketched out a game plan for the Whitewater investigation on the back of his menu. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
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