passing vs football play

football play vs passing

passing and football play both are nouns.

passing is an adjective but football play is not an adjective.

passing is an adverb but football play is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passing	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
football play	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, football play is a hypernym of passing; that is, football play is a word with a broader meaning than passing:

passing: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
football play: (American football) a play by the offensive team

passing (noun)	football play (noun)
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it	(American football) a play by the offensive team
success in satisfying a test or requirement
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
euphemistic expressions for death
the motion of one object relative to another
the end of something

passing (adjective)	football play (adjective)
of advancing the ball by throwing it
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
lasting a very short time
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

passing (adverb)	football play (adverb)
to an extraordinary degree

Difference between passing and football play

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