skull session

skull session
1. a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
2. a meeting held by an athletic coach, as of football, to instruct team members in new plays or special strategy. Also called skull practice.
[1935-40]

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • skull session — skull′ ses sion n. 1) a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, etc 2) spo a meeting held by an athletic coach to discuss new plays or special strategy. Also called skull′ prac tice …   From formal English to slang

  • skull session — noun 1. a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas • Hypernyms: ↑session 2. teaching strategy to an athletic team • Syn: ↑skull practice • Hypernyms: ↑training, ↑prepa …   Useful english dictionary

  • skull session — noun Date: 1937 1. a strategy class for an athletic team 2. a meeting for consultation, discussion, or the interchange of ideas or information called also skull practice …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • skull session — Synonyms and related words: assignment, chalk talk, discourse, disquisition, exercise, exposition, harangue, homework, homily, instruction, lecture, lecture demonstration, lesson, moral, moral lesson, morality, moralization, object lesson,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • skull session —  An intense briefing or discussion among members of a business team …   American business jargon

  • skull practice — ☆ skull practice or skull session n. Slang 1. a meeting of a sports team with its coaches to discuss plays and strategy 2. any meeting at which ideas, plans, strategies, etc. are discussed * * * …   Universalium

  • skull practice — ☆ skull practice or skull session n. Slang 1. a meeting of a sports team with its coaches to discuss plays and strategy 2. any meeting at which ideas, plans, strategies, etc. are discussed …   English World dictionary

  • skull practice — noun teaching strategy to an athletic team • Syn: ↑skull session • Hypernyms: ↑training, ↑preparation, ↑grooming * * * noun or skull session …   Useful english dictionary

  • skull — n. 1 the bony case of the brain of a vertebrate. 2 a the part of the skeleton corresponding to the head. b this with the skin and soft internal parts removed. c a representation of this. 3 the head as the seat of intelligence. Phrases and idioms …   Useful english dictionary

  • skull practice — noun see skull session …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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