Thesaurus Dictionary
Synonyms and antonyms of Boxing and wrestling in American Thesaurus
Boxing and wrestling
bantamweight (noun)
a boxer or wrestler who is fairly light
bare-knuckle (adjective)
fighting or fought without boxing gloves
boxing (noun)
a sport in which two boxers fight by hitting each other while wearing large leather boxing gloves on their hands. They fight in a square area with ropes around it, called a boxing ring.
corner (noun)
in boxing or wrestling, one of the corners of the square ring where the fighting happens
count out ()
in boxing, to count up to ten, and then say that someone has lost a fight
cross (noun)
in boxing, a way of hitting your opponent from the side as they try to hit you
deliver/land a knockout /blow/punch ()
to hit someone very hard, so that they fall down and cannot get up
dukes (noun)
old-fashioned hands that are closed to make fists ready to fight
fall (noun)
an act of pushing your opponent to the ground in the sport of wrestling or judo
featherweight (noun)
a boxer who weighs between 118 and 126 pounds
fight (verb)
to hit someone as part of a sport, especially boxing
fight (noun)
an occasion when people fight as part of a sport, especially boxing
fighter (noun)
someone who takes part in the sport of boxing or any other sport in which people fight physically
flyweight (noun)
a boxer, wrestler, or weightlifter who is light in weight, usually not more than 112 pounds or 51 kilograms
glove (noun)
a boxing glove
guard (noun)
the way that boxers stand with their hands in front of their face, to protect themselves from an opponent
heavyweight (noun)
a boxer or wrestler in the heaviest weight group
heavyweight (noun)
hook (noun)
a hit that a boxer (=someone who fights as a sport) makes with their arm bent
jab (noun)
in boxing, a short quick hit with a closed hand
kickboxing (noun)
a sport in which two people kick as well as hit each other when they fight
knockdown (noun)
a fall in a boxing match, after being hit
knockout (noun)
a hit that knocks a boxer down, so that they cannot get up
knockout (noun)
a boxing match that is won when one person cannot get up after being hit
lead with ()
to begin an attack in boxing with a particular hand or hit
left (noun)
a hit made with your left hand, especially in the sport of boxing
lightweight (adjective)
relating to a lower weight division in the sports of boxing or wrestling
lightweight (noun)
a boxer or wrestler who belongs to one of the lower weight divisions
middleweight (noun)
a boxer or wrestler who weighs less than a light heavyweight and more than a welterweight
one-two (noun)
in the sport of boxing, the action of hitting an opponent first with one hand then quickly with the other
prizefighter (noun)
a boxer
professional wrestling (noun)
a type of entertainment in which people pretend to wrestle in a way that looks very violent
pugilist (noun)
very formal a boxer
punch-drunk (adjective)
a boxer who is punch-drunk has been hit in the head so much that his brain is damaged
punchy (adjective)
American punch-drunk
purse (noun)
an amount of money that is offered as a prize in a sports competition, especially a boxing match or a horse race
the Queensberry Rules (noun)
the official rules of the sport of boxing
right-hander (noun)
a hit made with the right hand
the ring (noun)
a raised square area surrounded by ropes where people take part in boxing or wrestling
the ring (noun)
the sport of boxing or wrestling
ringside (noun)
the area around the place where people perform in a circus or fight in a boxing or wrestling match
ringside (adjective)
near to the place where an event is happening, especially a boxing or wrestling match
the ropes ()
the thick ropes that enclose an area that is used for boxing or wrestling
round (noun)
one of a series of short periods of fighting in a boxing or wrestling match
shadow boxing (noun)
training in which a boxer fights with an imaginary opponent
slugger (noun)
Americaninformal a fighter, especially a boxer, who hits people very hard
southpaw (noun)
informal someone who uses their left hand, especially in boxing
sparring partner (noun)
someone who helps a boxer to train for a fight by taking the part of an opponent
stranglehold (noun)
an illegal hold in wrestling
sumo (noun)
a Japanese sport in which two very large men wrestle (=fight by holding each other, and pulling or pushing). Someone who does this is called a sumo wrestler.
throw (noun)
the action of throwing your opponent to the ground in a sport such as wrestling
uppercut (noun)
a way of hitting someone very hard on the chin or in the stomach with your fist (=closed hand) by swinging your arm upward
weigh in ()
to have your weight checked before you take part in a sport such as boxing or horse racing
weigh-in (noun)
an occasion when someone who is taking part in a sport such as boxing or horse racing is officially weighed
welter (noun)
welterweight (noun)
a boxer who weighs between 135 and 147 pounds, which is between a lightweight and a middleweight
wrestle (verb)
to fight by holding and pushing someone but without hitting with your fists, especially as a sport
wrestler (noun)
someone who wrestles, especially as a sport
the WWF ()
the World Wrestling Federation: a former name of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc, a company that manages the sport of professional wrestling