单词 | playmake |
释义 | playmakev. 1. intransitive. To write plays. archaic and rare. ΚΠ 1970 A. Burgess Shakespeare vii. 109 A real Johannes factotum of the book trade, ready to write, print, playmake, or do anything with words that would make money. 2. intransitive. Sport (chiefly U.S.). To lead or engage in attacking play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [verb (intransitive)] > lead or engage in attacking play playmake1976 1976 Daily Record (Glasgow) 23 Nov. 26/1 Danny McGrain is Europe's best full-back and Kenny Dalglish can snatch goals and play-make as no other forward can. 1988 Boston Globe 9 Nov. 101/1 If they can't playmake into the offensive end, they'll even resort to more of a dump-and-chase style. 1999 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 15 June s6 ‘I can't defend like Joy. I can't playmake like Julie. I don't work as hard as Kristine,’ Hamm said. 2003 Monterey County Herald (Nexis) 26 Sept. She knew when to playmake, when to play one-touch, when to play and get out and protect herself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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