| English Dictionary |
TUNNEY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
• TUNNEY (noun)
The noun TUNNEY has 1 sense:
1. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
Familiarity information: TUNNEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gene Tunney; James Joseph Tunney; Tunney
Instance hypernyms:
gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." (English proverb)
"After every darkness is light." (Afghanistan proverb)
"Three people can make up a tiger." (Chinese proverb)
"A thin cat and a fat woman are the shame of a household." (Corsican proverb)
"After every darkness is light." (Afghanistan proverb)
"Three people can make up a tiger." (Chinese proverb)
"A thin cat and a fat woman are the shame of a household." (Corsican proverb)