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all-court press

all-court press noun: synonym of full-court press.

Noun

all-court press (plural all-court presses)

  1. (dated) Synonym of full-court press.
    • More and more high school basketball teams each year change to the all-court press type of defense.1961 January 6, Bill Frank, “Full Press Began by Accident”, in Battle Creek Enquirer, page 14
    • An All-Court Press for School Prayer1984 April 6, Beth Spring, “An All-Court Press for School Prayer”, in Christianity Today

Synonyms of all-court press

Forms of all-court press

pluralall-court presses

Questions about all-court press

What does all-court press mean?
All-court press means synonym of full-court press.
What part of speech is all-court press?
All-court press is a noun.
What is the plural of all-court press?
The plural of all-court press is all-court presses.

Words near all-court press in the dictionary

  1. all-clear
  2. all-comers
  3. all-conquering
  4. all-consuming
  5. all-court
  6. all-court press
  7. all-courter
  8. all-courters
  9. all-day
  10. all-day breakfast
  11. all-day sucker

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