| 单词 | to hit the canvas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hit (or kiss) the canvas c. Boxing, etc. A covering over the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring; hence by metonymy, such a floor. to hit (or kiss) the canvas: to be floored in a contest. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (intransitive)] > be floored to hit (or kiss) the canvas1910 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > ring > covering canvas1910 1910 Nevada State Jrnl. 5 July 2/4 The fifteenth round lasted two minutes and 27 seconds. Out of this Jeffries was on the canvas 26 seconds. 1919 Toledo (Ohio) News-Bee 5 July 12/2 A salvo of heavy whacks from right and left again made Jess kiss the canvas. 1922 Ring June 21/1 He never got out o' the way of it and the first thing that hits the canvas is the back of his neck. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §699/1 Canvas, resin, rosin, rosin-covered canvas, the floor of the ring, hence a prize ring. 1967 C. Potok Chosen i. ii. 45 I hit the canvas so hard I rattled my toenails. 1977 Westindian World 3 June 19/1 Frazier caught Ali with a vicious right hand which sent Ali crashing to the canvas for only the second time in his career. < as lemmas |
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