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REMAIN DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does remain down mean?
• REMAIN DOWN (verb)
The verb REMAIN DOWN has 1 sense:
1. be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten
Familiarity information: REMAIN DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
remain down; take the count
Hypernyms (to "remain down" is one way to...):
lose (fail to win)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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