face-off
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
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