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full-court press

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense.
  • noun A strong, concerted effort.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun basketball A coordinated maneuver, involving all team members, to block or interfere with the opposing team's attempt to advance the ball down the playing court.
  • noun figuratively, by extension A thorough, collaborative effort to overcome or constrain another person or group, especially a rival or opponent.

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