wrestling

wres·tling  (rslng)

n.

A sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling.

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wrestling

Noun

a sport in which each contestant tries to overcome the other either by throwing or pinning him or her to the ground or by forcing a submission

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wrestling - the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, grapple struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
	2.	wrestling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down rassling, grappling contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players flying mare - a wrestling maneuver Greco-Roman wrestling - a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist professional wrestling - wrestling for money sumo - 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 wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling full nelson - a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling) takedown - (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"

Translations

wrestling [ˈrɛslɪŋ] n → lucha libre

wrestling [ˈrɛslɪŋ] wrestle n → lutte f;

(also: all-in wrestling) (Brit) → catch m

wrestling [ˈrɛslɪŋ] wrestle n → Ringen nt;

(also: all-in wrestling) → Freistilringen nt

wrestling [ˈrɛslɪŋ] n → lotta;

(also: all-in wrestling) (BRIT) → catch m; lotta libera