| 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" |
| wrestle | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. wrestle | combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force.; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" |
| ~ battle, combat | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle.; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" |
| v. (communication) | 2. wrestle | engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate.; "I wrestled with this decision for years" |
| ~ deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over | think about carefully; weigh.; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| v. (motion) | 3. squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling).; "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ wrench | make a sudden twisting motion. |
| v. (contact) | 4. wrestle | engage in a wrestling match.; "The children wrestled in the garden" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ mud-wrestle, mudwrestle | wrestle in mud.; "some people enjoy watching people who mudwrestle" |
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