face-off
IPA: fˈeɪsˈɔf
noun
- A confrontation or argument between two people or groups
- (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee
face off
IPA: fˈeɪsˈɔf
noun
- (sports, chiefly ice hockey) The starting point in a match of ice hockey, where two players face each other to snatch the puck.
- (literal or figurative) A face-to-face confrontation, especially a bitter one.
verb
- (intransitive) To confront (each other).
faceoff
IPA: fˈeɪsɔf
noun
- (ice hockey) The method used to begin play in ice hockey.
Examples of "face-off" in Sentences
- Featuring an unforgettable face-off against the Hulk!
- One of the panelists joked that the video clip of his face-off with Rev.
- "It's very cordial — at least at the beginning," says Milliner of their face-off.
- The quest for Mystique is over, and now the no-holds-barred face-off between her and Logan begins.
- They ended the first game of the two-game face-off with paltry earnings of $4,800 and $10,400 respectively.
- The streets of London are awash in blood, a zeppelin descends á la Hindenburg, and six of our favorite characters are locked in face-off fights.
- GM Response: That face-off between doubt and certainty is absolutely one of the biggest challenges we face when we are engaging in conversation about beliefs and values.
Examples of "faceoff" in Sentences
- Quintal scored on a wrist shot off a faceoff from the left circle.
- Framing the faceoff was a deadly Israeli naval raid of another blockade-busting ship in
- Framing the faceoff was a deadly Israeli naval raid of another blockade-busting ship in May.
- "That was an important sequence and, of course, winning the faceoff is the first piece of the puzzle," Oilers coach Craig
- Off a faceoff from the right circle, the puck bounced oddly and diagonally across the slot, as Vokoun tried to knock it away.
- Dainius Zubrus converted his third at 3: 39 and Semin picked up his seventh goal on a power play at 14: 51 off a faceoff from the left circle.
- The other reason a center may get ejected from the faceoff is when one of his teammates enters the faceoff circle prior to the drop of the puck.
- "We're trying to spring him free anywhere at any point in the game," Stepan said, "and the faceoff is a spot where we can kind of set it up more."
- The faceoff was the result of an icing call with less than 6 seconds left in the period when Brad Stuart's attempted pass from his own zone was too far ahead of Lidstrom.