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sumo

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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.

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

sumo [ˈsuːməʊ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) the national style of wrestling of Japan, the object of which is to force one's opponent to touch the ground with any part of his body except the soles of his feet or to step out of the ring
[from Japanese sumō]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sumosumo - 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 [ˈsuːməʊ] N
1. (Sport) (also sumo wrestling) → sumo m
2. (also sumo wrestler) → luchador m de sumo
sumo [ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling nsumo m
sumo wrestler nsumotori m
sumo
nSumo nt; sumo wrestlerSumoringer m
sumo [ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling nsumo m inv
sumo [ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling nsumo m inv


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