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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A situation in ice hockey, lacrosse, and certain other sports in which one team has a temporary numerical advantage because the other team has had one or more players removed from play on account of a penalty.
- noun An offensive maneuver in a team game, especially in football, in which a massive concentration of players is applied in a certain area.
- noun A strategic maneuver, as in politics, diplomacy, or business, based on the use or threatened use of power as a means of coercion.
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- noun ice hockey In
ice hockey , the situation where a team has a numerical advantage on the ice due to one or morepenalties given to the opposing team. - noun sports A similar situation in other ball games such as
lacrosse , indoorsoccer ,rugby andcricket .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play
- noun (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties
- noun an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
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