Sekirov Dictionary

rope-a-dope

noun2

  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. (figurative) Any strategy where an apparently losing position is assumed in the hope of eventual victory.

verb1

  1. (figurative) To exhaust someone by stringing them along.
forms

rope-a-doped · rope-a-doping · rope-a-dopes

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