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Sumo Common

Sumo has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground

"The local festival featured an intense sumo match where the two giants grappled until one was pushed past the clay boundary."

2

A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

"The researcher quickly scanned the lab notes to check if any SUMO proteins were interfering with the cell signaling pathway."

3

Abbreviation of small ubiquitin-related modifier.