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    STANDOFF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive standplay

    Synonyms:

    repulsion; standoff

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("standoff" is a kind of...):

    stand (a defensive effort)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecidedplay

    Example:

    their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie

    Synonyms:

    draw; standoff; tie

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    Hypernyms ("standoff" is a kind of...):

    finish (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "standoff"):

    dead heat (a tie in a race)

    stalemate (drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check)

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