full-court press
All-out defensive assault
A full-court press is a basketball defensive strategy where players guard opponents across the entire court, not just near their own basket—applying constant pressure.
The term extends to any intense, sustained effort to achieve something: The company launched a full-court press to win the contract.
Lobbyists put a full-court press on legislators.
With complete effort
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- sustainedKept up continuously
coordinated · vigorous · intense · comprehensive · thorough · blitz · onslaught · campaign
Protection against harm
- pressureForce upon contact
- trapDevice for catching animals
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- stealTake without permission
backcourt · fastbreak · transition · double-team · man-to-man · zone · inbounds · pressing
all-out
With complete effort
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
sustained · coordinated · vigorous · intense · comprehensive · thorough · blitz · onslaught · campaign · offensive
defense
Protection against harm
steal · backcourt · fastbreak · transition · double-team · man-to-man · zone · inbounds · pressing · halfcourt
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- aggressive tacticsblitz, blitzkrieg, frontal assault, offensive, attack mode
- basketball trainingdrills, practice, scrimmage, shooting, dribbling
- College BasketballNCAA, March Madness, bracket, Final Four, Elite Eight
- clutch playsbuzzer beater, game winner, walk-off hit, walk-off homer, hail mary
full-court presslaissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
soft sell · backing off · letting up · minimal effort · inaction
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