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su·mo

(so͞o′mō)

A Japanese form of wrestling in which a competitor loses if forced from the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

[Japanese sumō : su, mutually + mō, to rush at.]

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sumo

(ˈsuːməʊ)

(Wrestling) the national style of wrestling of Japan, the object of which is to force one's opponent to touch the ground with any part of his body except the soles of his feet or to step out of the ring

[from Japanese sumō]

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su•mo

(ˈsu moʊ)

n.

a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usu. being men of great height and weight.

[1895–1900; < Japanese sumō, earlier suma(f)u to wrestle]

su′mo•ist, n.

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Noun

sumo - a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground

sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

rassling, wrestling, grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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sumo

[ˈsuːməʊ] N

1. (Sport) (also sumo wrestling) → sumo m

2. (also sumo wrestler) → luchador m de sumo

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sumo

[ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling n → sumo msumo wrestler n → sumotori m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sumo

n → Sumo nt; sumo wrestler → Sumoringer m

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sumo

[ˈsuːməʊ] sumo wrestling n → sumo m inv

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