sparring match

  • 1sparring match — noun a practice or exhibition boxing match • Hypernyms: ↑boxing match …

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  • 2sparring match — noun (C) a friendly argument that is not serious …

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  • 3Sparring — is a form of training common to many martial arts. Although the precise form varies, it is essentially relatively free form fighting, with enough rules, customs, or agreements to make injuries unlikely. By extension, argumentative debate is… …

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  • 4match — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) in sports ADJECTIVE ▪ boxing (BrE, AmE), chess (BrE, AmE), football (BrE), rugby (BrE), soccer (usually football match in BrE and soccer game in AmE …

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  • 5sparring-partner — [ spariŋpartnɛr ] n. m. • 1909; mot angl. (1908), de sparring « combat » et partner « partenaire » ♦ Anglic. Sports Boxeur servant, à l entraînement, d adversaire à un boxeur qui prépare un match. Des sparring partners. ● sparring partner,… …

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  • 6Sparring-partner — Expression anglophone qui se traduit par « partenaire d’entraînement » et généralement utilisé dans le milieu de la boxe, des boxes pieds poings et au tennis. Plus exactement, il s’agit d’un partenaire d’un certain niveau destiné à… …

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  • 7sparring — noun Sparring is used before these nouns: ↑match, ↑partner …

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  • 8sparring — Boxing, usually with gloves, without attempting to land a heavy blow. See boxing match; prize fight …

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  • 9boxing match — noun a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring • Hypernyms: ↑match • Hyponyms: ↑sparring match, ↑prizefight, ↑prize fight …

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  • 10boxing match — A boxing contest, a mere exhibition of skill in sparring with gloves, not calculated to do great bodily injury. State v Olympic Club, 46 La Ann 935, 15 So 190 …

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