different between playdown vs laydown

English

Etymology

play +? down

Noun

playdown (plural playdowns)

1. (sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.

Anagrams

• downplay

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase lay down.

Noun

laydown (countable and uncountable, plural laydowns)

1. (usually uncountable) The act of laying something down
2. (publishing) A physical mockup or layout of a page design
3. (military) A pattern of deployment
4. (bridge) A hand which is so strong that the declarer can simply expose it and claim the number of tricks required by his or her contract
5. (fishing) A tree fallen in water, where anglers might target fish

Adjective

laydown (not comparable)

1. Of packaging: designed to lie flat rather than stand upright.
   • 1997, National Petroleum News (volume 89, issues 7-13, page 52)

     Most C-store category managers prefer pegboard to bagged, and many have stopped carrying laydown bags.

2. Of (usually nuclear) bomb delivery: designed to land on the ground and wait for some time before detonation.

Related terms

• lay down

See also

• laydown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia