单词 | playmaking |
释义 | playmakingn. 1. The writing or staging of plays. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > playwriting > [noun] playmaking1579 playwriting1702 play-wrightry1851 playwrighting1892 1579 T. Lodge Protogenes 35 The reder shal perceiue the antiquity of playmaking, the inuentors of comedies, and therewithall the vse & comoditye of them. 1633 W. Prynne Histrio-mastix ii. v. 978 Be diligent that yee may be found of God in peace, without spot and blamelesse; abandoning Playmaking, with all such fruitlesse studies..; and growing up daily more and more in grace. 1702 Compar. between Two Stages v. 182 The repeated Disappointments, I hope, have cur'd him of the itch of Play making: Let him stick to his Criticisms. 1881 Times 17 Jan. 6/4 Mr. Byron has continued his easy amusement of play-making, and..has managed to find it no less profitable than easy. 1920 Mod. Lang. Notes 35 48 Compared with various short hand-books on play-making, this volume stands out for its thorough treatment of perplexing problems and its admirable freedom from dogmatic statement. 2000 Village Voice (N.Y.) 27 June 142/1 They take their playmaking quite seriously..they're arrayed to save Downtown from villains of bad theater. 2. Sport (originally U.S.). The engineering of a team attack, esp. the creation of scoring opportunities; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > qualities of sportsperson sportsmanship1749 sportsmanliness1778 muckerism1900 needle1923 shamateurism1928 killer instinct1931 playmaking1936 gamesmanship1939 1936 N.Y. Times 20 Dec. v. 1/4 Lepine's two goals finished off perfect pieces of three-man play-making as the Canadiens had a big edge in the first period. 1970 P. Axthelm City Game vi. 68 New Yorkers have always appreciated the man..who could weld a group of individuals into a smooth team with his playmaking. 1977 Washington Post 14 Jan. d4/5 Senior guard Skip Brown, whose playmaking had put the Deacons in front. 1984 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. v. 11/3 The finesse aspects of the game such as skating, passing and playmaking. 2004 Sports Network (Nexis) 17 June Olesz..is a very good all-around centerman who does everything well from playmaking to backchecking. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). playmakingadj.ΚΠ 1798 Fisher Thou shalt not Steal Pref. p. xiv How to account for complex, systematic, play-making coincidence? 2. Sport (originally U.S.). Given to attacking play; who creates scoring opportunities for other players. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > other attributes scienced1818 starting1855 international1866 all-American1887 unmarked1890 fouled1898 muckerish1900 power1932 playmaking1933 open1937 wild card1940 wide-body1986 1933 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 16 Jan. 14/7 It is believed that Bison officials will concur with the wishes of their play-making center star and will not sell him until after the close of the season. 1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 23 Apr. 7 a/5 Little Ernie DiGregorio, the Buffalo Braves' playmaking guard, and big Ron Behagen, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings' brawny forward, were unanimous choices on the National Basketball Association's All-Rookie team for the 1973–74 season. 1989 W. Houston Inside Maple Leaf Gardens v. 51 For most of the season, Imlach tried to make a deal for Andy Bathgate, a slick playmaking right winger who could also score goals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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