face off
See also: faceoff and face-off
English
A face off in ice hockey.
Noun
face off (plural face offs)
- (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
Verb
to face off (phrasal verb)
- (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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