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ROPE-A-DOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rope-a-dope mean?
• ROPE-A-DOPE (noun)
The noun ROPE-A-DOPE has 1 sense:
1. a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
Familiarity information: ROPE-A-DOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rope-a-dope" is a kind of...):
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
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