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Look up: Wrestling

  1. Wrestling
    Wrestling is a form of combat contest between two opponents in which the object is to grapple the opponent to the floor.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. wrestling
    [n] - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. 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. In Greco-Roman wrestling , tripping and taking hold of the legs are forbidden, and a fall is gained (that is, the bout is won), by the contes ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/54

  4. 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) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. wrestling
    rassling noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Wrestling
    `Wrestling` is the act of physical engagement between two unarmed persons, in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of their opponent. Physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are clinching, holding, locking, and leverage. Avoiding techniques likely to lead to serious injury, wrestling has aspects of ritual fighting, but its basic principles are closely related to those of military hand-to-hand combat or s...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling

  7. 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
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. 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]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/55

  9. wrestling
    1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
    2. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
    3. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
    4. engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
    5. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling)

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  10. 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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sports/A08


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