/ Dictionary / Index P play-by-play: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: play-by-play Pronunciation: (plā'bī-plā'), [key] — adj. pertaining to or being a detailed account of each incident or act of an event, as in sports: a play-by-play broadcast of a baseball game. —n. a detailed and sequential description of a sports contest or other event, as by a sportscaster, usually as it is taking place. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. playbroker playclothes Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language