Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
To attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see park, bus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Portuguese association football manager and former player José Mourinho.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
