sumo

su·mo  (sm)

n.

A Japanese form of wrestling in which a fighter loses if forced from the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

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[Japanese sum : su, mutually + m, to rush at.]

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sumo

Noun

the national style of wrestling of Japan, in which two contestants of great height and weight attempt to force each other out of the ring [Japanese]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sumo - a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay rassling, wrestling, grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

Translations

sumo [ˈsuːməu] n (also: sumo wrestling) → sumo

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sumo [ˈsuːməu] n sumo wrestling → sumo m

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sumo [ˈsuːməu], sumo wrestling n → Sumo(-Ringen) nt

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sumo [ˈsuːməu] n (also: sumo wrestling) → sumo