a Japanese sport in which two very large men wrestle (=fight by holding each other, and pulling or pushing). Someone who does this is called a sumo wrestler.
Synonyms and related words
Boxing and wrestling
arm-wrestling
bantamweight
bare-knuckle
sumo
noun uncountable
US /ˈsumoʊ/
or sumo wrestling
US
DEFINITIONS1
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a Japanese sport in which two very large men wrestle (=fight by holding each other, and pulling or pushing). Someone who does this is called a sumo wrestler.