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ka·ra·te
(kə-rä′tē)n.
A Japanese martial art in which sharp blows and kicks are administered to pressure-sensitive points on the body of an opponent.
[Japanese : kara, empty + te, hand.]
ka·ra′te·ist n.
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karate
(kəˈrɑːtɪ)n
(Judo & Karate)
a. a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat, employing smashes, chops, kicks, etc, made with the hands, feet, elbows, or legs
b. (as modifier): a karate chop to the head.
[Japanese, literally: empty hand, from kara empty + te hand]
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ka•ra•te
(kəˈrɑ ti)n.
a Japanese method of self-defense using fast, hard blows with the hands, knees, or feet.
[1950–55; < Japanese]
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karate
A Japanese word meaning empty hand, used to mean a type of unarmed martial art.
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| Noun | 1. |  karate - a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponentmartial art - any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts" |
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Translations
الكاراتيه: الدِّفاع بِدون سِلاحكَارَاتِيه
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空手空手道
가라테
karatė
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มวยคาราเต้
võ karate
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karate
n → Karate nt
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karate
(kəˈraːti) noun a Japanese form of unarmed fighting, using blows and kicks.
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karate
→ كَارَاتِيه karate karate Karate καράτε kárate karate karaté karate karate 空手 가라테 karate karate karate caratê, karaté карате karate มวยคาราเต้ karate võ karate 空手道Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
karate
n karate mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.