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MAN-TO-MAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player
Example:
one-on-one defense
Synonyms:
man-to-man; one-on-one
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Similar:
individual; single (being or characteristic of a single thing or person)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Forthright and honest
Example:
had a man-to-man talk about the facts of life
Classified under:
Similar:
direct (straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Directly
Example:
we must talk man-to-man
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