play-by-play

English

adj

Definitions

(US) Describing a sports commentary in which a commentator describes every action in some detail as it occurs, often assisted by a second commentator who provides background information and other comments

Etymology

Compound from English play + English by (habitation)+ English play.

Origin

English

play

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

PlayStation English
Playmaster English
afterplay English
ageplay English
airplay English
antiplay English
autoplay English
betimes English
bloodplay English
breathplay English
buttplay English
by English
by and by English
by-play English
bycause English
bygone English
byplay English
bypoll English
bystanding English
cardplay English
chapterplay English
closeby English
counterplay English
crossplay English
electroplay English
endplay English
fingerplay English
fireplay English
foodplay English
forby English
foreplay English
forthby English
fourplay English
gameplay English
genderplay English
gunplay English
hairplay English
handplay English
hang-by English
hereby English
horseplay English
interplay English
knifeplay English
longplay English
loteby English
metaplay English
midplay English
miniplay English
misplay English
multiplay English
nameplay English
nearby English
netplay English
nonplay English
outbye English
outplay English
overplay English
painplay English
passer-by English
photoplay English
pissplay English
play English
playability English
playable English
playact English
playaholic English
playathon English
playback English
playball English
playbarn English
playbill English
playblast English
playboard English
playboat English
playboating English
playbook English
playbox English
playboy English
playbroker English
playbus English
playcalling English
playcenter English
playcentre English
playception English
playdate English
playday English
playdough English
playdown English
player English
playest English
playeth English
playette English
playfeer English
playfellow English
playfield English
playframe English
playfriend English
playful English
playgame English
playgirl English
playgoer English
playgoing English
playground English
playgroup English
playhouse English
playing English
playland English
playleader English
playless English
playlet English
playlike English
playline English
playlist English
playlore English
playlot English
playmaker English
playmaking English
playmat English
playmate English
playmobile English
playock English
playout English
playpark English
playpen English
playpipe English
playreader English
playreading English
playright English
playroom English
playscape English
playscheme English
playschool English
playscript English
playset English
playshed English
playsheet English
playsome English
playsong English
playspace English
playspot English
playstead English
playstow English
playstreet English
playstyle English
playsuit English
playtest English
playtester English
playtext English
plaything English
playthrough English
playtime English
playtoy English
playware English
playwear English
playwork English
playworker English
playwright English
playwriter English
playwriting English
ponyplay English
pureplay English
quickplay English
raceplay English
replay English
rôleplay English
scrape by English
scratch by English
screenplay English
shoeplay English
slowplay English
spearplay English
stageplay English
superplay English
swingby English
swordplay English
teamplay English
thereby English
underplay English
waterplay English
waxplay English
whereby English
wordplay English
play Italian
play Spanish, Castilian
by Japanese
プレイ Japanese
プレー Japanese
by Middle English
pleyen Middle English
play Chinese
pilai Tok Pisin
prei Sranan Tongo