1
: moving or allowing movement in either direction
a two-way bridge
2
a
: involving or allowing an exchange between two individuals or groups
There must be good two-way communication …—
Jerrold Orne
Jerrold Orne
especially
: designed for both sending and receiving messages
two-way radio
b
: involving mutual responsibility or reciprocal relationships
… political alliance is a two-way thing …—Theodore H. White
Theodore H. White3
a
: involving two participants
a two-way race
b
sports
: playing on both the offensive and defensive squads of a team (as in American football)
Frost, a throwback to the era of two-way players, is the Cardinal's starting free safety and backup quarterback.—The New York Times
The New York Times
also
: playing both offense and defense well
a basketball forward who's a talented two-way player
4
: usable in either of two manners
a two-way lamp
5
: being a cock or valve that will connect a pipe or channel with either of two others
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Orlando no doubt initially felt the absence of its best two-way player, Franz Wagner, who suffered a left high-ankle sprain Sunday.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2025
But Antetokounmpo has looked as lethal as ever, a two-way wrecking ball who can barrel into the paint at will, and who seems to have elevated his passing game.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Young, who has already appeared in six G League games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce this season as part of his two-way contract with the Heat, finished Saturday’s loss scoreless.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
By the early 2000s, rudimentary two-way communication between neurons and electrodes planted the idea for bio-hybrid computing, but progress was slow until the 2013 breakthrough of brain organoids.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2025
But Antetokounmpo has looked as lethal as ever, a two-way wrecking ball who can barrel into the paint at will, and who seems to have elevated his passing game.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Young, who has already appeared in six G League games with the Sioux Falls Skyforce this season as part of his two-way contract with the Heat, finished Saturday’s loss scoreless.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
By the early 2000s, rudimentary two-way communication between neurons and electrodes planted the idea for bio-hybrid computing, but progress was slow until the 2013 breakthrough of brain organoids.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Two-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-way. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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