body drop

American  

noun

1. a judo throw executed by grabbing the opponent as one is turning one's back and then extending a leg to pull the opponent down over it.

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Etymology

Origin of body drop

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“Boxing, when you slip-slide, dig to the body, drop up under the hook, come back with a hook? All that stuff beautiful, man, beautiful stuff,” he said.

From The New Yorker • May 21, 2015

Let her body drop into the water, felt the tide carry her gently back to the safe, sturdy ground.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

But in the darkness Marsh heard his body drop with a wheezing sigh.

From The Sheridan Road Mystery by Thorne, Mabel

And the mother let her hands fall by her side, and her body drop into a chair.

From Home Scenes and Home Influence; a series of tales and sketches by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

When the monster had drawn its head sufficiently out of the water, it let its body drop, as it were a log of wood, prior to darting forward under the water.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)