English Explanatory Dictionary

rope-a-dope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A technique in which the boxer assumes a defensive stance against the ropes and absorbs an opponent's blows, hoping to exploit eventual tiredness or a mistake.
  2. Any strategy where an apparently losing position is assumed in the hope of eventual victory.
verb
  1. To exhaust someone by stringing them along.

Word forms

rope-a-dope rope-a-dopes rope-a-doping rope-a-doped

Etymology

See Rope-a-dope.

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