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one and out

one and out noun: a type of elimination playoff series that is a single-game series, to decide who wins the playoff round.

Noun

one and out (uncountable)

  1. a type of elimination playoff series that is a single-game series, to decide who wins the playoff round

Questions about one and out

What does one and out mean?
One and out means a type of elimination playoff series that is a single-game series, to decide who wins the playoff round.
What part of speech is one and out?
One and out is a noun.

Words near one and out in the dictionary

  1. one and nines
  2. one and one
  3. one and ones
  4. one and onlies
  5. one and only
  6. one and out
  7. one and the same
  8. one another
  9. one another's
  10. one anothers
  11. one at a time

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