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bodyslamming

bodyslamming is the present participle and gerund of bodyslam.

Meaning of bodyslam

Verb

bodyslam (third-person singular simple present bodyslams, present participle bodyslamming, simple past and past participle bodyslammed)

  1. (wrestling and combat sports) To throw an opponent bodily on the floor, e.g. in wrestling or judo, sometimes also throwing one's own body on top of them
    • I had never taken a bodyslam much less a piledriver.2006, Brian Fritz with Christopher Murray, Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures, ECW Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 72
  2. (figuratively) To deliver a devastating blow against an opponent
    • He is struggling with his swing, and undoubtedly that has bodyslammed his inner psyche.2001 July 7, Richard Meek, “Young Tiger has growing up to do”, in Sun Herald, Biloxi, page C3

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Questions about bodyslamming

What is bodyslamming the present participle and gerund of?
Bodyslamming is the present participle and gerund of bodyslam.

Words near bodyslamming in the dictionary

  1. bodyshops
  2. bodyside
  3. bodysides
  4. bodyslam
  5. bodyslammed
  6. bodyslamming
  7. bodyslams
  8. bodysnatcher
  9. bodysnatchers
  10. bodysnatching
  11. bodyspray

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