"deathmatch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deathmatch.wav [Southern-England] Forms: deathmatches [plural]
Etymology: death + match Etymology templates: {{compound|en|death|match}} death + match Head templates: {{en-noun}} deathmatch (plural deathmatches)
  1. (video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: free-for-all Derived forms: team deathmatch Related terms: cage match, battle royale, deathmarch Translations (competitive mode): tappomatsi (Finnish), match à mort [masculine] (French), combat à mort [masculine] (French), Deathmatch [neuter] (German), deathmatch [masculine] (Polish), todos contra todos (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deathmatch-en-noun-h2H2gsPr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 17 18 Topics: video-games

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deathmatch.wav [Southern-England] Forms: deathmatches [present, singular, third-person], deathmatching [participle, present], deathmatched [participle, past], deathmatched [past]
Etymology: death + match Etymology templates: {{compound|en|death|match}} death + match Head templates: {{en-verb}} deathmatch (third-person singular simple present deathmatches, present participle deathmatching, simple past and past participle deathmatched)
  1. (video games, transitive) To compete against in a deathmatch. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-deathmatch-en-verb--mD-5xUn Topics: video-games
  2. (video games, intransitive) To take part in deathmatch gaming. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-deathmatch-en-verb-jBLzVRsH Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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