Sinonim face-off

English Thesaurus

1. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players (noun.act)

hypernym	:	beginning, commencement, start,
definition	:	the act of starting something (noun.act)

part meronym	:	hockey, hockey game, ice hockey,
definition	:	a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks (noun.act)

domain category	:	hockey, hockey game, ice hockey,
definition	:	a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks (noun.act)

2. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	disagreement,
definition	:	the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing (noun.communication)

3. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players (noun.act)

derivation	:	bully off, face off,
definition	:	start a game by a face-off (verb.competition)

4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confront,
definition	:	be face to face with (verb.stative)

derivation	:	confrontational,
definition	:	of or relating to confrontation (adj.pert)

5. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players (noun.act)

derivation	:	bully off, face off,
definition	:	start a game by a face-off (verb.competition)

6. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)

derivation	:	confront,
definition	:	be face to face with (verb.stative)

derivation	:	confrontational,
definition	:	of or relating to confrontation (adj.pert)