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contact sport

DEFINITIONS OF: contact sport

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n a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players

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boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism
fighting with the fists
grappling, rassling, wrestling
the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
hockey, hockey game, ice hockey
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
football, football game
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
professional boxing
boxing for money
in-fighting
boxing at close quarters
fight
a boxing or wrestling match
rope-a-dope
a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
spar, sparring
making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
flying mare
a wrestling maneuver
Greco-Roman wrestling
a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
professional wrestling
wrestling for money
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
American football, American football game
a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
professional football
football played for pay
rugby, rugby football, rugger
a form of football played with an oval ball
association football, soccer
a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
Type of:
athletics, sport
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
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