martial art (noun)

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• martial art — noun any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self defense; usually practiced as a sport he had a black belt in the martial arts • Hypernyms: ↑self defense, ↑self defence, ↑self protection • Hyponyms: ↑aikido, ↑judo, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• martial art — noun count * a sport that is a traditional Asian form of fighting such as KARATE, JUDO, or KUNG FU …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• martial art — noun Date: 1928 any of several arts of combat and self defense (as karate and judo) that are widely practiced as sport • martial artist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• martial art */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms martial art : singular martial art plural martial arts a sport that is a traditional Asian form of fighting such as karate, judo, or kung fu …   English dictionary

• martial art — /maʃəl ˈat/ (say mahshuhl aht) noun 1. any of various methods, codes or traditions of training for combat, mostly originating in Asia, as judo, kung fu, taekwondo, kendo, etc., now commonly also practised as sports. 2. (plural) these practices… …  

• martial art — noun a) Commonly, any of several fighting styles which contain systematised methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practised as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, Silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai. 1832 ...of all the modes by …   Wiktionary

• martial art — noun (countable usually plural) a sport such as judo or karate, in which you fight with your hands and feet, and which was developed in Eastern countries …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ˌmartial ˈart — noun [C] a sport that is a traditional Asian form of fighting such as KARATE or JUDO …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Martial arts manual — Martial arts manuals are instructions, with or without illustrations, detailing specific techniques of martial arts. Prose descriptions of martial arts techniques appear late within the history of literature, due to the inherent difficulties of… …   Wikipedia

• martial artist — noun see martial art * * * martial artist noun A practitioner of martial arts • • • Main Entry: ↑martial * * * martial artist, a practitioner of one or more of the martial arts. * * * martial artist noun, pl ⋯ ists [count] • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• art — noun 1 paintings, drawings, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ commercial, fine ▪ abstract, conceptual, figurative, representational …   Collocations dictionary