playbook

play

noun play·book \ -ˌbu̇k \

Definition of playbook

1 :one or more plays in book form

2 :a notebook containing diagrammed football plays

3 :a stock of usual tactics or methods

straight from his opponent's political playbook

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Examples of playbook in a Sentence

He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.

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Van Ginkel immersed himself in the playbook during the early part of the summer and started to flash more playmaking ability in camp.

— jeff potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "UW's Andrew Van Ginkel hopes to bolster pass rush," 25 Aug. 2017
But while Mayweather’s camouflage is a menswear go-to, McGregor’s prints borrow a little too heavily from the Lilly Pulitzer playbook.

— sam schube, GQ, "The Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Style Showdown," 20 Aug. 2017
Now, an entirely new offensive staff is in the latter stages of installing a mostly new offensive playbook.

— zach osterman, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Richard Lagow becomes IU's 'company man'," 14 Aug. 2017
Yes, the first single from 2007’s Unbreakable pours on the melodrama and goes straight by the playbook.

— chuck arnold, PEOPLE.com, "Everybody, Celebrate 20 Years of Backstreet Boys with Their 20 Best Songs," 11 Aug. 2017
Year-round devotion to weight rooms and summer 7-on-7s essentially made the start of practices more about sharpening up on the playbook than getting into shape.

— gene chamberlain, Elgin Courier-News, "Chamberlain: Players are ahead of the game now when football grind starts," 6 Aug. 2017
Trump took many of his ideas right out of the playbook that was written by Tea Party Republicans on Capitol Hill.

— julian e. zelizer, The Atlantic, "The Return of the One-Term Presidency?," 28 July 2017
Lagow has appreciated the coaches affording him the opportunity to provide input into the playbook and play-calling.

— michael osipoff, Post-Tribune, "Indiana quarterback Richard Lagow doesn't have as far to go for this season," 24 July 2017
But whether Air France (aflyy, -5.71%) realizes it or not, Joon has taken a page right out of Southwest and Virgin Airlines' playbooks.

— kirsten korosec, Fortune, "Wells Fargo Ordered to Rehire Whistleblower and Pay Massive Fine," 22 July 2017

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First Known Use of playbook

1511

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playbook

play

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Definition of playbook for English Language Learners

American football : a book that contains descriptions of the different offensive and defensive plays that are used by a team

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