prizefighting
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- noun
- /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪtɪŋ/
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boxeo profesional
- They have an expression in prizefighting: "Everyone has a plan until they're hit."
Examples
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Today, you are gonna see the greatest spectacle that prizefighting ever knew!
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"You ever thought of fighting—prizefighting?" I broke in on his reverie.
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Using the millions he'd won from prizefighting... Wayne turned his prodigious energies towards... revitalizing the neighborhood he'd been born and raised in.
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Many fans gathered to watch the exciting matches of prizefighting at the local arena.
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He trained hard for months before stepping into the ring for his first prizefighting bout.
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In the world of prizefighting, skill and strategy are just as important as strength.
Synonyms
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A sport in which two people hit each other with their fists while wearing gloves
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A boxing match between professional boxers to win money
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A boxing match between professional fighters for money
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A sport where people get paid to fight with gloves
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
prizefighting = prizefight (transparent) = prize + fight + ing
The meaning is built directly from 'prizefight' plus '-ing', referring to the activity of fighting for a prize or money.
Etymology
The word prizefighting is just prize + fighting: it comes from fights where the winner took a prize, a 'reward' or money. So prizefighting means a sport or show in which people fight for a prize.