standoff – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
standoff
n.
tie, draw (as in a contest); something which acts as a counterbalance; act of remaining aloof, act of keeping one's distance; insulator (Electricity)
Standoff
A
standoff refers to types of
social conflict or confrontation, e.g.,
- Impasse, two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked
- Stalemate, a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move
- Mexican standoff, a confrontation between two or more parties in which neither party can proceed nor retreat without being exposed to danger
standoff
Noun
1. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
(synonym) draw, tie
(hypernym) finish
(hyponym) dead heat
2. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
(synonym) repulsion
(hypernym) stand
standoff
Synonyms and related words:
Tweedledum and Tweedledee, aloof, arrest, bell, check, checkmate, cutoff, dead heat, dead stop, deadlock, distant, draw, end, endgame, ending, even break, even chance, fair shake, fifty-fifty, final whistle, full stop, grinding halt, gun, half a chance, halt, insociable, knotted score, lockout, neck-and-neck race, odds, photo finish, reserved, sit-down strike, solitary, square odds, stalemate, stand, standoffish, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, strike, the same, tie, toss, toss-up, touch and go, uncompanionable, walkout, withdrawn, work stoppage
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
STANDOFF
STALLO. PUNTO MORTO. COMPENSAZIONE. CONTROPARTITA
