playing period - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" golf hole, hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes" chukka, chukker - one of the six playing periods into which the game of polo is divided inning, frame - a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat set - a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" bout, round, turn - (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive half - in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval period - one of three periods of play in hockey games quarter - one of four periods of play into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" over - (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch |