Word

standoff, n.
(standoffs)

the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
<noun.act>

repulsion standoff

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repulse repulse

semantic pointers

hypernym

the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
<noun.event>

draw standoff tie

sample sentences

"the game ended in a draw"
"their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

dead heat stalemate