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Catchword for “bonk”
Catchword: bonk
Filed Under: ,
Part of Speech: v.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: But there is also the flip side, when fatigue hits all sets of muscles at once. If you’ve been riding hard and then start running, often it feels as if your thigh bones are no longer attached to your shinbones. Experienced athletes call this “cross-bonk.”
Article or Document Title:
“‘Go For It’: Making Your Way In A Triathlon”
Author:
Suzanne Charle
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times
Date of Publication:
Sept. 23, 1984
This cite belongs to a full entry for bonk.
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