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食い下がる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食い下がる.
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1
to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
2
to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose
3
Sumo
to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
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