Look up: Wrestling

1. wrestling
   [n] - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
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2. Wrestling
   Wres'tling noun Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other. The various styles of wrestling differ in their definition of a fall and in the governing rules. ...
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3. wrestling
   A sport consisting of hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants seeking to pin or press each other's shoulders to the ground. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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4. wrestling
   rassling noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
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5. Wrestling
   • (n.) Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrestle
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6. wrestling
   sport practiced in various styles by two competitors, involving forcing an opponent to touch the ground with some part of the body other than his ... [19 related articles]
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7. wrestling
   
   • the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
   • the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
   • combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
   • engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
   • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling)
   
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8. wrestling
   wrestling, sport in which two unarmed opponents grapple with one another. The object is to secure a fall, i.e., cause the opponent to lose balance and fall to the floor, and ultimately to pin the supine opponent's shoulders to the floor, through the use of body grips, strength, and adroitness.One of...
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9. Wrestling
   Wrestling is a form of combat contest between two opponents in which the objective is to grapple the opponent to the floor.
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10. wrestling
    Sport popular in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and included in the Olympics from 704 BC. The two main modern international styles are Greco-Roman, concentrating on above-waist holds, and freestyle, which allows the legs to be used to hold or trip; in both the aim is to throw the opponent to the ground. Many countries have their own f...
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11. Wrestling
    `Wrestling` is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior pos...
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