ball in play
51play fine — (in billiards) to strike the object ball near the edge (as opposed to play full, to strike it nearer the middle than the edge) • • • Main Entry: ↑play …
52play-actionpass — play ac·tion pass (plāʹăk shən) n. Football A pass play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff to a running back before throwing the ball. * * * …
53play a let — ► play a let (in racket sports) play a point again because the ball or one of the players has been obstructed. Main Entry: ↑let …
54ball-control — [bôl′kən trōl′] adj. Football designating a style of offensive play designed to gain yardage in small amounts, thereby consuming playing time and keeping the opposing team from using its offensive unit * * * …
55ball boy — n. Sports a boy who retrieves balls that have gone out of play, as in tennis and baseball, or a boy in charge of the extra balls used in practice, as in basketball and football …
56ball girl — n. Sports a girl who retrieves balls that have gone out of play, as in tennis and baseball, or a girl in charge of the extra balls used in practice, as in basketball and football …
57ball-control — [bôl′kən trōl′] adj. Football designating a style of offensive play designed to gain yardage in small amounts, thereby consuming playing time and keeping the opposing team from using its offensive unit …
58Ball in and out of play — The ball in and out of play is the ninth law of the Laws of the Game of association football, and describes to the two basic states of play in the game.In playThe ball remains in play from the beginning of each playing period to the end of that… …
59play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games …
60Ball tampering — In the sport of cricket, ball tampering is an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball. Under Law 42, subsection 3 of the Laws of Cricket, the ball may be polished without the use of an artificial substance, may be… …
