(~s)
1.
A ~ is a fight in which people shoot at each other with guns.
Three IRA men were killed in the ~.
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2.
In games such as football, a ~ or a penalty ~ is a way of deciding the result of a game that has ended in a draw. Players from each team try to score a goal in turn until one player fails to score and their team loses the game.
The Danes won that UEFA tie in a ~.
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