- man-to-man defense
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A defense in which each player guards a particular opposing player.
Theyll have trouble playing a man-to-man against such a fast guard and tall center.
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Man-to-man defense — is a type of defensive tactic used in American football, association football, and basketball in which each player is assigned to defend and follow the movements of a single player on offense. Often, a player guards his counterpart (e.g. center… … Wikipedia
man-for-man defense — noun : man to man defense … Useful english dictionary
man-to-man defense — noun : a system of defense in various sports (as football and basketball) in which each defensive player guards a specified opponent compare zone defense * * * Sports. a method of defense in team sports, esp. in basketball and football, in which… … Useful english dictionary
man-to-man defense — Sports. a method of defense in team sports, esp. in basketball and football, in which each member of the defensive team is designated to guard a particular member of the offensive team. Cf. zone defense. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
Pac-Man defense — The Pac Man defense is a defensive option to stave off a hostile takeover in which a company that is threatened with a hostile takeover acquires its would be buyer.The most quoted example in U.S. corporate history is the attempted hostile… … Wikipedia
Pac-Man defense — /pak man / a defensive tactic against a hostile takeover in which the targeted company makes its own bid to take over the hostile firm. [1980 85; after Pac Man, a character in a video game that devours its attackers] * * * Pac Man defense «PAK… … Useful english dictionary
Pac-Man Defense — A defensive tactic used by a targeted firm in a hostile takeover situation. In a Pac Man defense, the target firm turns around and tries to acquire the other company that has made the hostile takeover attempt. This term has been accredited to… … Investment dictionary
Man-to-man marking — Man to man marking, or man marking, is a defensive strategy used in association football, where defenders are assigned a specific opposition player to mark rather than covering an area of the pitch. The alternative to man to man marking is zonal… … Wikipedia
Pac-Man defense — /pak man / a defensive tactic against a hostile takeover in which the targeted company makes its own bid to take over the hostile firm. [1980 85; after Pac Man, a character in a video game that devours its attackers] * * * … Universalium
man-to-man — I adjective 1. forthright and honest had a man to man talk about the facts of life • Similar to: ↑direct 2. being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player one on one defense • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
