Play
Trap play
Trap play noun - (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated.
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Trap play and Play. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/trap_play
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