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1. Touching the ring floor with some part of the body other than the feet. 2. Officially, also having any part of the body outside the ropes, hanging on the ropes helplessly after being hit, or being judged to be in a semiconscious state and unable to continue fighting.
Ãâó: www.athens2004.com/en/BoxingGlossary
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A vine disease that had a disastrous effect on European wine production in 1878 when it first appeared there having probably originated in North America. It is caused by a fungus which attacks the stems and leaves of the plant. Though it can be better controlled today, it still can be problematic in countries with hot, humid growing seasons.
Ãâó: www.fogwells.com/webworks/glossary/c-e.html
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Slang expression for Cardiac arrest. "The patient's down!"
Ãâó: www.nbc.com/nbc/ER/medical_terms.shtml
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A sequence between between the time a play starts and when it ends. Teams get 4 downs (or chances) to advance the ball 10 yards. If they do, they get a fresh set of downs.
Ãâó: www.uncoverthenet.com/football-glossary.php
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adverb - The direction towards gravity; movement in the negative y direction. In realmspace, represented by the vector <0,-1,0>. The opposite direction is up. See the chart under direction.
Ãâó: tetraspace.alkaline.org/glossary.htm
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