man-to-man
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- adjective
- /mæn tə mæn/
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individual
- You might want to switch assignments in man-to-man coverage.
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man coverage
- play man-to-man
Examples
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It appeared that whether he was in zone or man-to-man, he always knew his assignment.
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The Blue Devils' first and only offensive touchdown Saturday came when junior cornerback Kyle Fuller was beaten in man-to-man coverage.
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And he's like, well, we have to switch from playing man to man defense to his own.
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Washington is in man-to-man coverage.
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But he can't play man-to-man defense.
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Baylor played more man-to-man than fans probably expected, a good departure from what we saw for most of the early portion of last season.
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Stanford spent much of Thursday night playing the sophomore from Skyline in man-to-man coverage without a lot of extra help.
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The Beavers have improved on defense and have been effective using a hefty dash of zone along with their man-to-man.
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Louisville is going to play almost all man-to-man defense, and we've already seen Luke struggle to keep the guy he's guarding from getting to the basket.
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The Patriots played the most man-to-man coverage in the NFL during the regular season.
Synonyms
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3.5
When two people compete directly, often in sports
Surface Forms
Etymology
Man-to-man comes from sport language where each man (player) watches or 'guards' one opponent, like a 'one-on-one' defence. So it describes a system where every defender is responsible for a single player.