1. face-off - Noun
2. face-off - Verb
start a game by a face-off
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
(ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
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After Seguin won a face-off to the left of Allen, John Klingberg flung the puck from inside the blue line, hitting Seguin’s stick in the circle and deflecting in off the Blues’ Colton Parayko. Source: Internet
After presiding over the last presidential debate of the 2016 election, Fox News’ will return on September 29th to oversee the first face-off between Trump and Biden in Cleveland. Source: Internet
And while largely a winger this past season in Florida, Haula has had a long career as an NHL pivot including 7 consecutive seasons above 50% in the face-off circle. Source: Internet
At the end, when Rosa confronts him (in a face-off at gunpoint that’s way too farfetched to summon the power it’s going for), she gives a speech that invokes “Titus Andronicus,” Polanski and Bill Cosby, and rape culture in general. Source: Internet
Fast forward to 2019 where, after winning the Royal Rumble, Lynch had face-off with Hunter and the rest of the McMahon family as they tried (and failed) to force her out of the WrestleMania 35 main event against Ronda Rousey. Source: Internet
Alexa opens her Glam Factory headquarters for business and unleashes her pent up anger on Gayle, initiating a face-off in front of the staff. Source: Internet