playoff

playoff Definition

play·off (plā′ôf′)

noun

a contest or series of contests played to break a tie
a contest played to decide a championship, as between the top finishers in the divisions of a league: usually used in pl.
exhibition of a film

playoff Usage Examples

Converse of object

miss: They'll have a good year, but miss the playoffs.
win: Roy Zhang gets his first SAE Open Section trophy after winning the blitz playoff.
reach: The club has reached the national playoff the last two seasons a sign of the enduring quality of the side.
force: Stewart came to the 18th hole needing a birdie to force an 18-hole playoff.
make: The Eagles are the fifth Super Bowl loser in a row not to make the playoffs the following year.
have: London beat Oxford 23-14 and Devon had a second playoff against Hampshire to book their places in the semi's.

Adjective modifier

3rd/4th: Durham won the event, beating Cambridge B in the final, while Trinity beat Cambridge A in the 3rd/4th playoff.
third: Well done to Blackpool too, who beat Leyton Orient in the third division playoff final.
sudden: Loren Roberts squandered a five-stroke lead, then won a sudden death playoff over Eduardo Romero to capture the Senior British Open yesterday.
3rd: Turkey went on to win the 3rd place playoff by 3-2 against, co-hosts, South Korea.

Modifies a noun

berth: These historical records show, tho, that a playoff berth, let alone promotion, would be just about without precedent.
hole: Pak, a winner by nine shots a year ago, was the last of six players to putt on the first playoff hole.
champion: With the top eight teams in each league having the opportunity to become the playoff Champions in their appropriate Division.
spot: More recently Little has added four new players to boost chances of a playoff spot.
match: In the end the under 8 trophy was awarded to Ryan Chen who beat Isaac Herring in a playoff match.
game: Carl da Silva won the playoff blitz game against James Francis.

Noun used with modifier

place: Turkey went on to win the 3rd place playoff by 3-2 against, co-hosts, South Korea.
season: Phoenix were keen to complete their first âhomeâ win of the season and in so doing complete back-to-back wins over last seasons playoff champions.
death: Loren Roberts squandered a five-stroke lead, then won a sudden death playoff over Eduardo Romero to capture the Senior British Open yesterday.
third-place: That was the day of the third-place playoff in the rugby world cup, an event in which I had absolutely no interest.

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