/ Dictionary / Index B broken play: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bro'ken play' Pronunciation: [key] — Football. Football. an improvised offensive play that results when the originally planned play has failed to be executed properly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. broken pediment broken twill weave Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language