face-off (fāsôf′, -ŏf′)
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Tweet 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). |
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