two-on-one
Uneven offensive rush
Two-on-one describes a situation where two people face or act against one: a two-on-one fast break in basketball, It was two-on-one, so I backed off.
The term appears in sports, fights, and any competitive or confrontational context where numbers are uneven.
In hockey, it specifically means two offensive players attacking against a single defender.
Rapid offensive push
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- outnumberedExceeded in count
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
assist · pass · hockey · basketball · soccer · lacrosse · transition · rush
Exceeded in count
- unfairUnjust or partial
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- attackAggressive act against another
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
beatdown · jumped · cornered · double-team · mugging · assault · overpower · defense
Practice combat training
- drillHole-boring device
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- simulationImitation of real processes
defense · martial-arts · wrestling · boxing · scenario · instructional · technique · pressure
fastbreak
Rapid offensive push
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- outnumberedExceeded in count
- breakawaySudden separation from group
counterattack · assist · pass · hockey · basketball · soccer · lacrosse · transition · rush · attack
outnumbered
Exceeded in count
overwhelm · beatdown · jumped · cornered · double-team · mugging · assault · overpower · defense · brawl
sparring
Practice combat training
simulation · defense · martial-arts · wrestling · boxing · scenario · instructional · technique · pressure · reaction
threesome
Group of three together
- menage-a-troisThree-person sexual relationship
- groupAssembled collection of things
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
encounter · partners · intimacy · bedroom · adult · arrangement · couple · third · sharing · swingers
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
- fast breakfast break, breakaway, breakaway dunk, outlet pass, run and gun
two-on-oneone-on-one
Direct, between two
mano a mano · head-to-head · level playing field · equal footing · even odds