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power play
noun
1.
Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
2.
Ice Hockey.
a.
a situation in which one team has a temporary numerical advantage because an opposing player or players are in the penalty box, and hence has an opportunity for a concerted, swarming attack on the opponent's goal.
b.
the offensive strategy or effectiveness of the team having such an advantage.
Origin:
1960–65
1960–65
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Power play
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| power play | |
| —n | |
| 1. | behaviour or tactics intended to magnify a person's influence or power |
| 2. | the use of brute strength or force of numbers in order to achieve an objective |
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