play on
phrasal verbwithplayverbuk/pleɪ/us/pleɪ/
(CONTINUE PLAYING)
insport, tocontinueplaying,especiallyafter apossiblereasontostop:
Nomatterhowbadthe referee'sdecisionyou have tokeepplayingandourplayersshould haveplayedon.
Afterlengthytreatmentthegoalkeepertriedtoplayon.
See also
playsb on
- Undeterred by theincident, Arsenalplayedon.
- Therefereedidn't give the free-kick and westartedtoplayon.
Competing in sport
- bring
- bringsomeoneon
- bye
- bye week
- catchup
- clash
- defend
- duel
- field
- flying start
- gear
- go the distanceidiom
- match
- non-competitor
- outduel
- park the busidiom
- partner up
- play bigidiom
- square
- weigh
(CRICKET)
sportsspecialized
Incricket, if abatsmanplayson, theyhittheballonto thestumpsso that they areout(=theirturnhittingtheballends):
Helookedto haveplayedon, butremarkablythebailsdid notfall.
Cricket
- 12th man
- ash
- bailsphrase
- ball-tampering
- batting average
- bowlsomeoneout
- bowling
- cricketing
- cut
- declaration
- delivery
- fall
- glance
- hook
- lbw
- leg before wicketidiom
- pace bowler
- six
- spin bowlerphrase
- test match