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SHADOWBOXING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shadowboxing mean?
• SHADOWBOXING (noun)
The noun SHADOWBOXING has 1 sense:
1. sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
Familiarity information: SHADOWBOXING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shadowboxing" is a kind of...):
drill; exercise; practice; practice session; recitation (systematic training by multiple repetitions)
Derivation:
shadowbox (go through boxing motions without an opponent)
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