- sparring match
- noun (C) a friendly argument that is not serious
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
sparring match
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sparring match — noun a practice or exhibition boxing match • Hypernyms: ↑boxing match … Useful english dictionary
Sparring — is a form of training common to many martial arts. Although the precise form varies, it is essentially relatively free form fighting, with enough rules, customs, or agreements to make injuries unlikely. By extension, argumentative debate is… … Wikipedia
match — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) in sports ADJECTIVE ▪ boxing (BrE, AmE), chess (BrE, AmE), football (BrE), rugby (BrE), soccer (usually football match in BrE and soccer game in AmE … Collocations dictionary
sparring-partner — [ spariŋpartnɛr ] n. m. • 1909; mot angl. (1908), de sparring « combat » et partner « partenaire » ♦ Anglic. Sports Boxeur servant, à l entraînement, d adversaire à un boxeur qui prépare un match. Des sparring partners. ● sparring partner,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sparring-partner — Expression anglophone qui se traduit par « partenaire d’entraînement » et généralement utilisé dans le milieu de la boxe, des boxes pieds poings et au tennis. Plus exactement, il s’agit d’un partenaire d’un certain niveau destiné à… … Wikipédia en Français
sparring — noun Sparring is used before these nouns: ↑match, ↑partner … Collocations dictionary
sparring — Boxing, usually with gloves, without attempting to land a heavy blow. See boxing match; prize fight … Ballentine's law dictionary
boxing match — noun a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring • Hypernyms: ↑match • Hyponyms: ↑sparring match, ↑prizefight, ↑prize fight … Useful english dictionary
boxing match — A boxing contest, a mere exhibition of skill in sparring with gloves, not calculated to do great bodily injury. State v Olympic Club, 46 La Ann 935, 15 So 190 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Taekwondo — Infobox martial art logocaption = logosize = 50px imagecaption = A WTF taekwondo sparring match imagesize = name = Taekwondo aka = Taekwon Do, Tae Kwon Do, Tae Kwon Do focus = Striking country = flag|Korea creator = parenthood = olympic = Since… … Wikipedia
