Definitions for one-on-one
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one′-on`-one′(adj.)
consisting of or involving direct individual communication, confrontation, or competition; person-to-person.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adv.)in direct encounter.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)a meeting or confrontation between two persons.
Idioms for one-on-one:
go one-on-one with,Sports. to play directly against (an opposing player).
Category: Idiom, Sport
Origin of one-on-one:
1965–70, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
one-on-one(adj)
directly between two individuals
"one-on-one instruction"
one-on-one, man-to-man(adverb)
being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player
"one-on-one defense"
one-on-one, person-to-person(adverb)
(of two persons) in direct encounter
"preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-to-person"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
one-on-one(adjective)ʌn
involving only two people
Slower students get one-on-one help.; a chance for students to talk one-on-one with local business people
Wiktionary
one-on-one(Noun)
A contest involving only one player on each side, especially of an activity often involving teams.
one-on-one(Adjective)
Involving direct communication between two people.
one-on-one(Adjective)
involving one attacker and one defender
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