Definition of Face-off

1. Noun. A hostile disagreement face-to-face.

Exact synonyms: Confrontation, Encounter, Showdown
Generic synonyms: Disagreement
Derivative terms: Confront, Confrontational

2. Noun. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players.
Generic synonyms: Beginning, Commencement, Start
Group relationships: Hockey, Hockey Game, Ice Hockey
Category relationships: Hockey, Hockey Game, Ice Hockey
Derivative terms: Face Off

Lexicographical Neighbors of Face-off

Fab fragment
Fab piece
fac
facade
facades
FACCP
FACD
face
face
face-amount certificate company
face-bow
face-bow fork
face-bow record
face-harden
face-lift
face-off (current term)
face-saving
face-to-face
faceable
facecloth
facecloths
faced
facedown
facedowns
faceless
facelessness
facelessnesses
facelift
facelift
facelifted

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