ROPE-A-DOPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rope-a-dope" is a kind of...):

boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)

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