Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by candid interaction between men.
- adjective Sports Of, relating to, or being a system of defense in which a defensive player guards a specific offensive player.
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- adjective
direct ,forthright , andhonest - adjective sports
one-on-one - adverb
directly ,forthrightly , andhonestly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb directly
- adjective being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player
- adjective forthright and honest
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Examples
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There's some evidence that playing schoolyard man-to-man may be the long-sought antidote to the pass-happy, spread-the- field offenses that have been causing massive scoring and yardage inflation in the NFL.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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As the Patriots' man-to-man defense has given way to zones, they've been especially vulnerable underneath; 139 of the 190 passes they've allowed were thrown 10 yards or less and a full 38 gained more than 10 yards.
This Man Must Stay on the Sideline Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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One thing is for sure: If man-to-man coverage sweeps the NFL, football will be a lot less mystifying to anyone who has ever played a game of touch football at the park.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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But after years of watching other teams throw every imaginable variation of defense at them, the Patriots' plucky receivers are proving vulnerable to the most familiar defensive scheme of all: Good-old-fashioned man-to-man coverage—the kind you'd see in your average schoolyard flag-football game.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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But when the Pittsburgh Steelers lined up in man-to-man coverage against them two Sundays ago, the Patriots receivers barely got open, limiting quarterback Tom Brady to a measly 170 passing yards—a third of his total in the season's opening game.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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Moss's de facto replacement, Chad Ochocinco, has the talent to beat man-to-man coverage, but has, by many reports, struggled to grasp the Patriots' offense.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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But the Steelers lined up in tight, man-to-man coverage with only four pass rushers.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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They intended to make the Macedonian king abandon his military advantage of a disciplined line of troops and fight them man-to-man amid the rocks and trees in true barbarian style.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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But when the Patriots came to Pittsburgh, the Steelers' defense did something nobody expected from them: They lined up in man-to-man coverage that a high-school coach could have drawn up.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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It also remains to be seen whether this man-to-man strategy will work against other offensive powers like the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints, teams that have better receivers and have the two highest-scoring offenses in the league.
How to Smother the Patriots Reed Albergotti 2011
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