play off
— phrasal verb with play uk/pleɪ/us/pleɪ/verb
to play a game, in a team sport, to decide which side will win:
United and Rangers are playing off for the championship.
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- lay
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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