face off
English
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A face off in ice hockey.
Noun
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) The starting point, in a match of ice hockey. Two players face each other, for snatching the puck.
- Either an actual or a figurative face-to-face confrontation, especially a bitter one.
References
- definition. The Free Dictionary
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