FACE-OFF as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (ice hockey) the method of starting play
   • a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
   Hypernyms(s) face-off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commencement (what does commencement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • face off (what does face off mean?)
   • bully off (what does bully off mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a hostile disagreement face-to-face
   Synonym(s)
   • confrontation (what does confrontation mean?)
   • encounter (what does encounter mean?)
   • showdown (what does showdown mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) face-off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disagreement (what does disagreement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confront (what does confront mean?)