prizefight

Thân thiện

Two professional boxers compete in a prizefight for a championship belt.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A professional boxing match for a monetary prize: A prizefight is a formal boxing contest where the participants, who are professional fighters, compete to win a cash prize.

2. Verb:

   • To box professionally for a prize or money: To prizefight means to participate in such a professional boxing match as a competitor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The historic prizefight was attended by thousands of spectators.
  • He made his fortune by winning several high-stakes prizefights.

• Verb:

  • In his youth, he prizefought to support his family.
  • They traveled the country to prizefight in different arenas.

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries historical connotations, referring to the era before modern boxing was heavily regulated.
  • The documentary explored the brutal world of 19th-century prizefighting.

Variants and Related Words

• Prizefighter (noun): A professional boxer who fights for cash prizes.
  • He was known as a formidable prizefighter in his day.
• Prizefighting (noun): The activity or profession of participating in prizefights.
  • Prizefighting has evolved significantly with modern safety regulations.

Synonyms

• Noun: Bout, match, boxing match, professional fight.
• Verb: To box professionally, to fight for a purse.

Related Phrases

• To fight for a purse: A phrase with a very similar meaning, referring to competing for a cash prize in a boxing match.
  • The champion returned to fight for a purse one last time.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize

Verb

1. box for a prize or money

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prize fight