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completion

completion

15 3.5
In American football a forward pass that a teammate catches to move the ball forward
  • noun
  • /kəmˈpliːʃən/
  • Jargon
: pase completo
  • Chelf threw for 233 yards and a touchdown on 16 completions out of 27 attempts.

I think you had like the fourth highest pass completion pass frequency in the league from the centre half.

Examples

  • Rios ended the night with 21 of 42 completions for 329 yards.

    Blog text (6)

  • That was a 50-yard completion by number 18, Michael Hays.

    Gridiron Gang (2006)

  • I think you had like the fourth highest pass completion pass frequency in the league from the centre half.

    Rio Ferdinand Presents

  • Guns one over the middle, Simpson on the completion.

    Two for the Money (2005)

  • Of the top eight players in that category, none have a completion percentage greater than 60%.

    Blog text (7)

  • Yeah, well, that last completion by Falco puts them back in field-goal range.

    The Replacements (2000)

  • Another second-down completion to Younger, this time for 16 yards, put the ball on the FAU 5.

    Blog text (8)

  • Oregon's Marcus Mariota leads the nation in passing efficiency with a 72 percent completion rate and 28 touchdowns.

    Blog text (16)

  • Montana threw a perfect completion to his receiver, gaining 30 yards downfield.

  • In the game, the quarterback's first completion set the tone for a strong offensive performance.

Synonyms

reception
vscompletion
  • Jargon
24 4.1

Catching a forward pass in American football

focuses on the result of advancing play rather than the catching action
pass completion
vscompletion
  • Jargon
1 2.8

A successful forward pass caught by a teammate

is the same but emphasizes advancing the play rather than just the catch

Antonyms

incompletion
  • Jargon
3 7.0

A forward pass in American football that no player catches

Compounds

pass completion
  • Jargon
1 2.8

A successful forward pass caught by a teammate

Surface Forms

completion singular
completions plural

Morphology

completion = complete (semi-transparent) = complete + ion

Morphologically clear ('complete' + '-ion') but the football sense 'a successful forward pass' is a domain-specific extension that learners may not infer from the base form alone.

Etymology

Completion in sport comes from the same parts com- 'together' and -plete 'to fill', like the word complete. A caught pass makes the play whole or finished, so it is called a 'completion'.