"trick play" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trick plays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trick play (countable and uncountable, plural trick plays)
  1. (American football) A play in American football that uses deception and unorthodox strategies to fool the opposing team. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-trick_play-en-noun-gDFf2Ilg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of trick mode Tags: uncountable Synonyms: trick mode [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-trick_play-en-noun-U-nsNQxi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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