face off

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English

A face off in ice hockey.

Noun

face off (plural face offs)

  1. (sports, chiefly ice hockey) The starting point in a match of ice hockey, where two players face each other to snatch the puck.
  2. (literal or figurative) A face-to-face confrontation, especially a bitter one.

Verb

to face off (phrasal verb)

  1. (intransitive) To confront (each other).
    • 2009 February 22, Ruaridh Nicoll, “Behind the demise”, in The Observer:
      When Bank of Scotland and RBS faced off in that epic battle for NatWest ...

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