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- noun video games, countable An
item that grants theplayer anextra life in the game, staving offgame over by one more try. - noun this sense?) (
video games ,uncountable ) Player 1's turn.
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Examples
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Jason Day sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the opening hole to help give him and fellow Australian Aaron Baddeley an early 1-up lead over Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar after four holes.
Tiger Woods begins play with race row caddie Williams in group 2011
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The biggest early swing came in the match involving Americans Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, who were 2 down after three but won three holes in a row to take a 1-up lead over Ernie Els and Ryo Ishikawa after seven holes in the opening match of the day.
Tiger Woods begins play with race row caddie Williams in group 2011
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The European golfers led their American counterparts in three of the day's four four-ball matches and it didn't help matters that golfers were moving like tortoises: Bubba Watson and Jeff Overton of the U.S. team were 1-up on Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington through two holes.
Ryder Cup play suspended because of rain Cindy Boren 2010
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Retief Goosen and Robert Allenby of the Internationals took a 1-up lead over Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk after three holes.
Tiger Woods begins play with race row caddie Williams in group 2011
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Be one hell of 1-up in editorial meetings though, eh?
Twitterpated 2008
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With a 1-up lead on the 17th, Wilson holed a 30-foot birdie putt to win the match.
Wild day at Ryder Cup finishes with U.S. ahead by two points 2008
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"We gained a huge piece of momentum," said Poulter, who teamed with McDowell to beat Perry and Furyk 1-up in the afternoon four-ball matches.
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A successful film will focus on things such as seeing parts of the shark (an eye, its mouth and teeth, its dorsal fin, etc.) vs. seeing the whole shark just to see it, tension of keeping the audience in 1-up or 1-down positions in terms of what is happening on screen, and breaking from conventional shark film narratives.
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Linesmen: SummaryBack to topPaul Stastny goes 1-up on brother in Avs 'win
USATODAY.com 2008
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The two-time Curtis Cup player won the tournament a year after a 1-up loss to Maria Uribe in the final at Crooked Stick.
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