"face-off" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfeɪsˌɑf/ [US] Forms: face-offs [plural]
Etymology: 1889, face + off. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|face|off}} face + off Head templates: {{en-noun}} face-off (plural face-offs)
  1. A confrontation or argument between two people or groups Translations (confrontation or argument between two people or groups): 對峙 (Chinese Mandarin), 对峙 (duìzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 對質 (Chinese Mandarin), 对质 (duìzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 対決 (taiketsu) (alt: たいけつ) (Japanese), конфронта́ция (konfrontácija) [feminine] (Russian), противостоя́ние (protivostojánije) [neuter] (Russian), противобо́рство (protivobórstvo) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-face-off-en-noun-hOxImLQw Disambiguation of 'confrontation or argument between two people or groups': 97 3
  2. (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee Categories (topical): Ice hockey Translations (start of play in Ice Hockey etc.): buly [neuter] (Czech), rozhoz [masculine] (Czech), tekning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-face-off-en-noun-US4kVRfR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 94 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports Disambiguation of 'start of play in Ice Hockey etc.': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faceoff, face off Derived forms: face-off circle

Inflected forms

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