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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
rope-a-dope is a noun meaning "a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches". It carries one recorded sense.
a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rope-a-dope come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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