1play back (a recording on tape, video, or film):he could stop the tape and replay it whenever he wished
2repeat (something, especially an event):she replayed in her mind every detail of the night before
play (a match) again to decide a winner after the original encounter ended in a draw or contentious result:United were ordered to replay their FA Cup match
1 [mass noun] the playing again of part of a recording, especially so as to be able to watch an incident more closely:clouds can be studied in speeded-up replay [count noun]:the umpire studied TV replays
2an occurrence which closely follows the pattern of a previous event:the second goal was a replay of the first
a replayed match:Wilson equalized to earn a replay
