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Meaning of kickboxing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية كِيك بُوكْس
Deutsch Kickboxen Kickboxing
Ελληνικά κικ μπόξινγκ
Suomi potkunyrkkeily
Français kick-boxing kickboxing
Bahasa Indonesia tarung drajat
Italiano kickboxing
日本語 キックボクシング
ქართული კიკბოქსინგი
한국어 킥복싱
Nederlands kickboksen
Polski kick boxing kick-boxing
Português kickboxe kickboxing
Русский кикбоксинг
Svenska kickboxning
ไทย มวยไทย
Українська кікбоксинг
Tiếng Việt quyền cước

Examples

“Ex world’s champion [Georges] Carpentier was also expert at kick-boxing.”
“The Japanese kickboxing gym, recently opened in the Thai capital, had been a great success”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

kickdown kickdrum Kicked kickee Kicker Kickers

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