noun
Meaning 1
A book containing the text of a play or plays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: play
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: play
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: script, drama
Standard Lemma guide
playbook
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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plā'bo͝ok
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/ˈpleɪ.bʊk/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ˈplebʉk/
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plā'bo͞ok
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/ˈpleɪ.buːk/ still sometimes Northern England; otherwise obsolete
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CMU ARPABET: P L EY1 B UH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A book of games and amusements for children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: gamebook
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gamebook
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A book or (especially) any set of commonly employed tactics, strategies, and tips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- Near-synonyms: cookbook, run book
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: toolkit, cookbook, run book
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scheme, strategy
noun
Meaning 6
a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: book
noun
Meaning 7
a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: notebook
History
Etymology
From play + book.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: instrukcja — Translations
- Polish: przewodnik — Translations
- Spanish: libro de jugadas — Translations
- Spanish: manual estratégico — Translations
- Spanish: prontuario táctico — Translations