HyperDic: rope-a-dope

English > 1 sense of the word rope-a-dope:
NOUNactrope-a-dopea boxing tactic
English > rope-a-dope: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches.
Broaderboxing, pugilism, fisticuffsfighting with the fists

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