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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a hostile disagreement face-to-face;
[syn: confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off]

2. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

face-off
    n 1: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: confrontation,
         encounter, showdown, face-off]
    2: (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the
       puck between two opposing players