"hold-up play" meaning in All languages combined

See hold-up play on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-hold-up play.ogg [Australia] Forms: hold-up plays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hold-up play (plural hold-up plays)
  1. (soccer, idiomatic) A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-hold-up_play-en-noun-9YjHMQzj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Inflected forms

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