English

Alternative forms

• full court press

Noun

full-court press ‎(plural full-court presses)

1. (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.
2. (figuratively, by extension) A thorough, collaborative effort to overcome or constrain another person or group, especially a rival or opponent.
   • 2007, Jay Newton-Small, "Can Bush Save the Surge?," Time, 10 Jul.,

     The White House has been engaged in a full court press to prevent other Republican senators from voting for any one of these amendments.

See also

• forty minutes of ****

References

• "full-court press" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.