playmaking

ˈpleɪˌmeɪ.kɪŋ

Definition

Definition of playmaking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sportsthe action of creating opportunities in a game

His playmaking skills led the team to victory.

tactics

theater

Rare

the act of writing or producing plays

Rare

She is known for her innovative playmaking in the local theater scene.

drama

theater

Adjective

sportsrelated to creating opportunities in sports

The playmaking midfielder set up several goals.

strategic

tactical

strategy

Rare

involving strategic moves or decisions

Rare

Her playmaking skills in chess are impressive.

strategic

tactical

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Origin of playmaking

English, play (game) + making (creating)

Examples of playmaking in a sentence

The coach praised his playmaking during the season.
His playmaking has won several awards.
The festival celebrated her contributions to playmaking.
His playmaking skills are unmatched in the league.
The coach praised her playmaking abilities.
The team's playmaking strategy led them to victory.

His playmaking decisions changed the course of the game.

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French:création de jeu, organisateur, ...
German:Spielgestaltung, spielgestaltend, ...
Italian:creazione di gioco, creatore di gioco, ...
Spanish:creación de jugadas, generador de oportunidades, ...
Portuguese:criação de jogadas, articulador, ...
Chinese:组织进攻, 组织进攻的, ...
Japanese:プレーメイキング, 戦略的な動き, ...
Arabic:صِنَاعَة اللَّعِب, صانِع لِلفُرَص, ...
Hebrew:בְּנִיַית מִשְׂחָק, יוֹצֵר מִשְׂחָק, ...
Russian:создание игры, стратегические ходы, ...
Ukrainian:створення ігрових моментів, гравець, що створює гру, ...
Hindi:खेल निर्माण, रणनीतिक चालें, ...
Bengali:প্লেমেকিং, কৌশলগত পদক্ষেপ, ...
Catalan:creació de joc, estratègia, ...
Czech:tvorba hry, tvořivý, ...
Danish:spilskabelse, spilskabende, ...
Dutch:spelcreatie, spelmaker, ...
Greek:δημιουργία παιχνιδιού, παιχνιδοποιητικός, ...
Hungarian:játékszervezés, játékszervező, ...
Khmer:ការបង្កើតឱកាសលេង, បង្កើតឱកាសលេង, ...
Korean:플레이메이킹, 전략적 움직임, ...
Persian:بازی‌سازی, استراتژی بازی, ...
Polish:tworzenie gry, rozgrywający, ...
Portuguese (BR):criação de jogadas, articulador, ...
Romanian:crearea jocului, creativ, ...
Swedish:speluppbyggnad, speluppläggande, ...
Thai:การสร้างโอกาสในการเล่น, สร้างโอกาสในการเล่น, ...
Turkish:oyun kurma, oyun kurucu, ...
Vietnamese:tạo cơ hội chơi, tạo cơ hội, ...

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Adjective

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