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An asymmetric crescent that is a symbol of the Paralympic movement.
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(fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.
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(fencing) An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
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Any of several distinct attacks against an opponent’s arm in martial arts.
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(sports, countable) Ellipsis of armored combat fight. (a sports match) [(sports) a match in the sport of armored combat fighting]
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(fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
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(fencing) A display of attack and defence in fencing.
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(fencing) An attack on the opponent's blade, e.g. beat, expulsion, pressure
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(fencing) A warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers
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(fencing) A very rapid attack made by a jump forward and lunge.
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(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
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(fencing) The deflection of the incoming attack with a sharp striking motion
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(informal) Miscellaneous items.
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(fencing) An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
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(fencing) A sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time.
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(fencing) The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
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(fencing) Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.
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(plural only, juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.
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(fencing): a defensive move in fencing; a parry in which the blade moves in a circle to block an opponent's attack from the opposite side from which it started (sometimes called a contra- or counter-parry)
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(computing slang) A bat (club) with which someone clueless is struck (figuratively or in one's imagination).
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(fencing) An attack consisting of more than one feint.
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(fencing) The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
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(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
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(fencing) The action of two fencers coming into physical contact with one another with any portion of their bodies or hilts.
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(fencing) An attacking or feinting movement where the blade slides continuously along the opponent’s blade.
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(fencing) (often: contra-) A circular parry; one that moves in a circle to end up in the opposite position from which it started.
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(fencing) A parry that uses the energy of the opponent's incoming lunge.
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(fencing) A counter-attack that attempts to take advantage of an uncertain attack
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(fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade
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(fencing) An avoidance of the opponent's attempt to take the blade or beat, performed with a straight sword arm.
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(fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
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(fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
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The action double-declutching.
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(fencing) A compound attack that deceives the opponent's attempted circular parry.
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A post with a number of targets extending from its left and right sides, which (in some versions) swing from one side to the other in general or when hit, for a pair of archers or shooters to aim at.
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A kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.
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Alternative form of edge play [A kind of swordplay in which backswords or cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point, is employed.]
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(fencing) Fencing with the use of a body wire, box, and related equipment to detect when a weapon has touched an opponent.
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(fencing) Ellipsis of en garde position.; the start position in fencing.
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(fencing, countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
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(fencing) An action to seize the opponent's blade in one line and lead it (without losing contact) through a full circle to end in the same line.
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(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
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(fencing) Somebody who fences with an epee.
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(fencing) A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
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(fencing) An attack that is intended to miss or fall short, so as to produce a reaction from the opponent. Also called a false action.
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(fencing, boxing, war) An offensive movement resembling an attack in all but its continuance.
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The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing)
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A peculiar flexed or extended position of the forearms following a concussion, resulting from force applied to the brain stem.
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An elongate grip to move in a videogame.
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(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
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(fencing) To attack using the flèche method.
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(fencing) A fencer who fights with a foil.
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A person who fights with a foil, or thin sword.
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(fencing) A grip used for foil and épée that consists of a slightly curved block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber or leather grip-tape.
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(fencing) An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
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(fencing) A fencing move that may disarm the opponent (Wikipedia).
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(martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
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(fencing) The target area above the opponent's midriff.
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(music) A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
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(fencing) The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength.
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(fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
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(fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.
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(fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
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(fencing) The target area below the opponent's midriff.
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A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
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(fencing) A parry that fails to prevent the attack from landing.
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(fencing) A parry that insufficiently removes the incoming blade from the target area.
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(fencing) A blow from the right side to the left.
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To try someone's skill in the use of the sword.
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(military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
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(obsolete) A duel; single combat.
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(fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade
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(fencing, chiefly sabre) A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.
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(fencing) The eighth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword out straight at knee level.
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(fencing) The starting position of a fencing bout; en garde.
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(fencing) The deflection of the incoming attack without ever losing contact with the blade from the initial engagement.
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(fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
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(fencing) A pass or thrust.
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Any feat of arms, especially when used to display the prowess of the participants.
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A piece of flat material placed beneath the strings of a guitar (or similar instrument) to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device)
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(fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.
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(fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
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(fencing) An established threat made with the extended arm.
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A fencer who holds an epee at the very end of a French grip, i.e. on the pommel, the large nut that holds the grip together, to gain several additional inches of blade extension.
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(fencing) A group of fencers taking part in a competition.
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(fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
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(fencing) The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
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(fencing) An engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon.
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(fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down
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(fencing) quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
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(fencing) The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height.
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(fencing) The bringing together of both feet, with the body upright, in order to outreach an opponent.
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(fencing) An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.
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A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
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(fencing, uncountable) The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack.
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A traditional Irish game of throwing rings onto hooks.
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(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.
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(fencing) To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
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(fencing) A fencer who fights with a sabre.
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(fencing) A sort of a choreographed demonstration of arms, consisting of sets of fencers saluting, attacking, parrying, drilling and performing set routines in chorus.
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Synonym of rock paper scissors (game)
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(fencing) The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.
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(fencing) The ability to feel along the length of a fencing sword through holding only the weapon's grip, a quality of an experienced fencer.
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(fencing) The seventh defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee level.
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One who takes part in shootfighting.
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(fencing) The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.
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Someone who spars, a fighter
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(sports, generically) A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
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Alternative form of stickfighting [Fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain martial arts.]
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One who competes in stickfighting.
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Alternative form of streetfighter [A person who regularly fights in the streets]
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A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.
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(fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.
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Dueling with swords; fighting an opponent when both are using swords as weapons.
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(fencing) The hand in which one's sword is normally held.
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One who fights with a sword.
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One who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.
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(fencing) The parry which is connected with a riposte.
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(fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
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(fencing) The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.
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(fencing) A thrust made at the moment the opponent draws breath for his or her own thrust.
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(fencing) The action of hitting an opponent at the end of a feint, after a successful deception.
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(obsolete) A bout, or turn, as at fencing
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(fencing) A strike or blow.
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(fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
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(in particular, fencing) movement of the hand without movement of the arm
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(fencing) deflecting the incoming attack by maintaining contact with the blade and changing the point of contact between the blades, moving from a position of poor leverage to one using the forte for strong leverage
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(fencing) A fencer who competes with an épée sword.
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