karate
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kəˈɹɑː.ti//
- United Kingdom//kəˈɹɑː.teɪ//
- United States//kəˈɹɑ.ti//
- //kəˈrɑt̪e//
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
noun
- 1
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Wall taught karate at a local nursing home.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 空(から)手(て) (karate), from 唐(から)手(て) (karate), an orthographic borrowing from Okinawan 唐手(とーでぃー) (tōdī, “Chinese hand”).
verb
- 1
informalTo attack (somebody or something) with karate or similar techniques.
Forms
- past tense
- karated
- past participle
- karated
- present participle
- karateing
- third person singular
- karates
karate · An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
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