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Sudden Death

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Noun

1. sudden death

(sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sudden Death

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noun
1. 
(in sports, etc) an extra game or contest to decide the winner of a tied competition
2. 
an unexpected or quick death

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Sudden Death

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Sport
an additional period, game, etc. added to break a tie, the play ending when one side or participant scores

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sudden Death

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n.
Extra play added to determine the winner of a tied game, often with the victory awarded to the first to score.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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