passing the ball; exchanging passes
Used in sports contexts, especially soccer, basketball, and rugby, for deliberate passing sequences to maintain possession or create opportunities.
We carefully moved the ball around to break down the opponent's defense.
Near the end of the match, they started passing the ball around to run out the clock.
Compound of パス (pass) and 回し (noun form of 回す, to rotate or circulate), literally 'pass-circulating'.