"mettere alle corde" meaning in Italian

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Verb

Forms: méttere alle corde [canonical], métto alle corde [first-person, present, singular], mìsi alle corde [first-person, historic, past, singular], mésso alle corde [participle, past], avére [auxiliary]
Etymology: Literally, “to put to the ropes”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to put to the ropes}} “to put to the ropes”, {{lit|to put to the ropes}} Literally, “to put to the ropes” Head templates: {{it-verb|a\@}} méttere alle corde (first-person singular present métto alle corde, first-person singular past historic mìsi alle corde, past participle mésso alle corde, auxiliary avére)
  1. (boxing) to put (an opponent) in a difficult defensive crouch Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-mettere_alle_corde-it-verb-W5bvvaYO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 44 49 7 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 48 45 8 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (figurative, by extension) to attack very aggressively, so as to squash any chance for countermoves and force (an adversary) to the defensive Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mettere_alle_corde-it-verb-GtVH7ZOa Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 44 49 7 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 48 45 8
  3. (figurative) to overwhelm someone with questions during a cross-examination Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-mettere_alle_corde-it-verb-XVR92-P8

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