full-court press

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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 the tactic of harrying the opposing team in all areas of the court, as opposed to the more usual practice of trying to defend one's own basket 0
noun full-court press a press1 (sense 25) over the entire length of the court 0

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