List: sumo
Terms used in sumo, a Japanese full-contact sport.
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- under-shoulder swing-down, technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down
- dodging, parrying (questions)
- disappointment, letdown
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- knocking an opponent over while holding his belt
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left
popular sumo noun noun (generic)
- armlock throw, forearm throw
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb sumo
- to take off, to jump, to leap
- to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into
- to step out of the ring
popular noun noun (generic) sumo
- change of attitude (stance, position)
- lightness of foot, ability to dodge out of the way of an attack