Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being a pass or shot, as in soccer or hockey, in which the ball or puck is released immediately after being trapped or stopped.
- adjective Being a style of play in which two-touch passes predominate.
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Examples
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And with Frank Lampard playing one- and two-touch safely and Gareth Barry rarely advancing from his station in front of the back four it was a relatively static first half with England dictating but not creating.
England's static wingers fail to flick the switch to stretch Wales | David Pleat 2011
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What they had seen was a match crystallising the seemingly eternal dilemma facing English football on the international stage, something that goes back to the foggy November afternoon in 1953 when Ferenc Puskas's Hungarians arrived to demonstrate a style of play based on accurate one- and two-touch passing, close support, elusive movement and patience – the very means by which Laurent Blanc's side prevailed this week.
England remain lost in time as France expose same old failings Richard Williams 2010
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Although fortune continued to smile on Bayern's less-than-serene Champions League progress, their one - and two-touch game was turning into an art form, a reborn Mark van Bommel invariably controlled midfield and a miraculously fit Arjen Robben revelled in the form of his life.
No-nonsense Louis van Gaal aims to complete Bayern Munich revival 2010
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The U.S., for the first time in while, looked very good with the ball, there were a lot of precise, one-touch, two-touch passes that were accurate and effectively worked the U.S. out of jams that previously would have resulted in turn-overs.
Archive 2009-02-01 Matt Johnston 2009
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The two-touch system was one result; Dell couldn't figure out how to efficiently link its custom-order system to the contractors 'factories, said people familiar with the matter.
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Instead GAO randomly determined which behaviors to use, such as: one-touch or two-touch method to change a ballot, varying pages forward and backward to review or make changes, casting ballots from the review screen.
Sarasota 13: If the tests can't find it, never mind it? 2008
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It has farmed out an increasing number of products to contract manufacturers such as Taiwan's Foxconn Group to eliminate two-touch production of some notebooks, and earlier this year closed down one of its own plants in Texas.
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In the past, the extra shipping and assembly costs associated with the two-touch system weren't significant problems for Dell, since the company maintained relatively high profit margins by avoiding marketing and other costs associated with selling through retail channels.
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He played one and two-touch and ran at the defender, so he's been fantastic for the club in the last couple of games.
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He played one and two-touch and ran at the defender, so he's been fantastic for the club in the last couple of games.
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