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runs of play

runs of play is the plural of run of play.

Meaning of run of play

Noun

run of play (plural runs of play)

  1. (idiomatic) A passage of play; a series of consecutive moments, considered as a whole.
    • Except for the ending. Going down by nine points when we seemed to have the run of play was shattering.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 225

Questions about runs of play

What is runs of play the plural of?
Runs of play is the plural of run of play.

Words near runs of play in the dictionary

  1. runs like a top
  2. runs lines
  3. runs low
  4. runs mad
  5. runs nowhere
  6. runs of play
  7. runs of the ball
  8. runs of the balls
  9. runs off
  10. runs off at the mouth
  11. runs off on

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