face-off

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noun

1. a hostile disagreement face-to-face
• Syn:
confrontation, encounter, showdown
• Derivationally related forms:
confrontational (for: confrontation), confront (for: confrontation)
• Hypernyms:
disagreement
2. (ice hockey) the method of starting play;
a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
• Derivationally related forms:
face off
• Topics:
ice hockey, hockey, hockey game
• Hypernyms:
beginning, start, commencement
• Part Holonyms:
ice hockey, hockey, hockey game