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STANDOFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
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 undecided
Example:
their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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)