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full court press

full court press
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo l kawrt, kohrt pres]
    • /fʊl kɔrt, koʊrt prɛs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo l kawrt, kohrt pres]
    • /fʊl kɔrt, koʊrt prɛs/

Definitions of full court press words

  • noun full court press Basketball. a tactic of harassing, close-guarding defense in which the team without the ball pressures the opponent man-to-man the entire length of the court in order to disrupt dribbling or passing and force a turnover: Suddenly behind by eighteen points, they went to a full-court press. 1
  • noun full court press a vigorous attack or offensive. 1
  • noun full court press Alternative spelling of full-court press. 0

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Parts of speech for Full court press

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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full court press popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for full court press

noun full court press

  • undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
  • aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
  • struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
  • venture — an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
  • effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.

Antonyms for full court press

noun full court press

  • idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
  • inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
  • pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.
  • laziness — lazy evaluation

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