| wrestling | | |
| n. (act) | 1. grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, 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" |
| ~ struggle | strenuous effort.; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" |
| n. (act) | 2. grappling, rassling, wrestling | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down. |
| ~ 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" |
| grapple | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope. |
| ~ crampon, crampoon | a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects. |
| ~ claw, hook | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. |
| ~ tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. clamshell, grapple | a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam. |
| ~ dredging bucket | a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed. |
| v. (social) | 3. contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | come to terms with.; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ extemporize, improvise | manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand.; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" |
| ~ fend | try to manage without help.; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" |
| ~ hack, cut | be able to manage or manage successfully.; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" |
| ~ rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by | manage one's existence barely.; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" |
| ~ cope with, match, meet | satisfy or fulfill.; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
| v. (contact) | 4. grapple, grip | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match.; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
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