Face Off (Verb)
Meaning
Start a game by a face-off.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The referee blows the whistle to face off the teams at the center of the ice rink in the hockey championship.
- To begin the hockey match, the two teams will face off against each other in the middle of the rink.
- The instructor explained that lacrosse games face off with two players from opposing teams trying to gain possession of the ball.
- When two hockey teams take the ice, the game starts with a face-off between the two opposing centers.
- The hockey players will face off at the edge of their respective face-off circles, awaiting the drop of the puck to signify the start of the game.