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Opponent meaning
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. | One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. | One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
Synonyms of Opponent
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Example sentences (20)
A correct clinch also involves the fighter's forearms pressing against the opponent's collar bone while the hands are around the opponent's head rather than the opponent's neck.
For example, if the athlete recognizes that the opponent is strictly right-handed, he could circle away from the right hand of the opponent and towards the left side of the opponent.
The left leg of the athlete is straddling the left thigh of the opponent—the left knee of the opponent is not on the floor—and is trapping the left foot of the opponent by stepping on it.
They are prohibited from holding the ropes for support when punching, holding an opponent while punching, or ducking below the belt of their opponent (dropping below the waist of your opponent, no matter the distance between).
At the end of the combo, players should also be attentive to which heavy button they would choose: Heavy Punch will have the player switch sides with their opponent, while Heavy Kick is best used when their opponent is near the corner.
I try to minimise that as much as possible but, at the same time, you have to accept sometimes it won’t happen because the opponent plays with the ball, you can play badly and can lose the game, and the opponent can do many good things.
This will be Mama’s first Mexican opponent, so is Verdugo who will face his first Filipino opponent.
What's different about the two, though, is that Mantis's On Reveal ability states that if the opponent played a card at the same location as Mantis in the same turn, then the player will draw a card from the opponent's deck.
GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Tuesday night gave what may be remembered as a masterclass in how to debate not only your opponent, but the moderators who have your opponent’s back.
Imane Khelif has the reach advantage over her opponent, drawing her opponent on, with Liu Yang happy to dart forwards to get in amongst it.
I’m getting ahead of myself but with the 17th opponent in the NFL schedule being determined by the respective finish of an AFC opponent, how will 2025 be determined?
Someone might instinctively attack in a way that whips their opponent, which can hurt an opponent who is subconsciously shielding their body with their hand.
The Third Division opponent comes out with all their strength, the First Division opponent finds it harder to adapt and no matter how much emphasis we put on them, they haven’t played for a long time,” Pimienta told the club’s official website.
Bakugo grabs an opponent and uses explosions to spin rapidly, so he can throw his opponent away.
For Strasburg, the opponent this weekend is the same but its first-year Colorado Springs-based opponent decided to move the game back a day because of the Friday night forecast for below-freezing temperatures, wind and possible moisture.
Golden took the time to reach out to and understand his opponent’s supporters, but Poliquin dismissed his opponent’s supporters.
Jeskai Charm embodies this clan well: it can put a creature on top of its opponent's library (controlling the flow of battle), deal 4 damage to an opponent (aggression) or give friendly creatures +1/+1 and lifelink until end of turn (the unity of White).
The object of the game is to pass the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent's court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent.
The photo on the right shows the attack card Arcane Mishap which forces each opponent to remove a purple cube but also gives you an intrigue card for each opponent that doesn’t do it.
From the back, he’s able to watch how the opponent defends and has first-hand experience seeing how the opponent attacks.