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face-off

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face-off

  [feys-awf, -of]
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–noun Ice Hockey.
1. the act of facing the puck, as at the start of a game or period.
2. an open confrontation.
Origin:
1895–1900; n. use of v. phrase face off
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face-off   (fās'ôf', -ŏf')
n.  

  1. A method of starting play in ice hockey, lacrosse, and other games in which an official drops the puck or ball between two opposing players who contend for its control.

  2. A confrontation: "Marshall's face-off with Jefferson in Marbury v. Madison in 1803" (Newsweek).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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face-off

  1. n.
    a confrontation. (From hockey.) : The face-off continued for a few moments till both of them realized that there was no point in fighting.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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