face-off
English Thesaurus
1. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players (noun.act)
part meronym | : | hockey, hockey game, ice hockey, |
definition | : | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks (noun.act) |
domain category | : | hockey, hockey game, ice hockey, |
definition | : | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks (noun.act) |
2. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | disagreement, |
definition | : | the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing (noun.communication) |
3. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players (noun.act)
derivation | : | bully off, face off, |
definition | : | start a game by a face-off (verb.competition) |
4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)
derivation | : | confront, |
definition | : | be face to face with (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | confrontational, |
definition | : | of or relating to confrontation (adj.pert) |
5. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players (noun.act)
derivation | : | bully off, face off, |
definition | : | start a game by a face-off (verb.competition) |
6. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)
derivation | : | confront, |
definition | : | be face to face with (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | confrontational, |
definition | : | of or relating to confrontation (adj.pert) |
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