one-on-one

/wənɑnˈwʌn/

/wənɒnˈwʌn/

Definitions of one-on-one

1. adjective

   directly between two individuals
   “one-on-one instruction”

   synonyms:

   private

   confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
2. adjective

   being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player
   “one-on-one defense”

   synonyms: man-to-man

   individual, single

   being or characteristic of a single thing or person
3. adverb

   (of two persons) in direct encounter
   “preferred to settle the matter one-on-one”

   synonyms: person-to-person