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replay

replay

17 2.5
A match played again because the first game had no clear result
  • noun
  • /ˈriːpleɪ/
  • UK
translation icon : repetición
  • I call for an instant replay.

Examples

  • Replay of the Camping World Regional Series race.... is on the Replay Race Channel at 3p.m.

  • I give her a moment-by-moment replay of the accident.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • With this game, it felt like we were watching a replay of the first half.

    Blog text (28)
  • As we can see from the replay, he did again touch the white line, so it's a fail.

  • This is a replay of an earlier scenario.

  • I wish we could get an instant replay so I could see where it went, because I think it's gone.

  • The "fumble" was one of the worst calls I have ever seen since replay was implemented.

    Blog text (28)
  • However, what made this unusual was the fact that instant replay did not overturn the field officials' decision.

    Blog text (28)
  • Maggie pointed to the glider for me to sit in and began a replay of our childhood ritual.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The referee decided to show the replay of the controversial goal to clarify the decision.

Synonyms

rematch
vsreplay
61 3.2

A second game between the same opponents to decide the winner

happens again to review an inconclusive result rather than to decide a winner

Antonyms

224 1.0

To make a ticket, order, or rule no longer valid

Compounds

Short showing on TV of an action so viewers can see it again

A short video showing a recent play again, often during sports events

How Official

playoff
347 2.8
to rematch
4 3.5
replay
  • UK
17 2.5

Surface Forms

replay singular
replays plural

Morphology

replay = replay (transparent) = re + play

This noun is a standard conversion from the verb 'replay', meaning an instance of replaying a match.

Etymology

Replay comes from re- 'again' and play 'a game', so a 'replay' is the whole match that is played 'again' after the first contest ended without a clear result.