wrestling

American  

[res-ling] / ˈrɛs lɪŋ /

noun

1. a sport in which two opponents struggle hand to hand in order to pin or press each other's shoulders to the mat or ground, with the style, rules, and regulations differing widely in amateur and professional matches.

2. the act of a person who wrestles.

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wrestling British  

/ ˈrɛslɪŋ /

noun

1. any of certain sports in which the contestants fight each other according to various rules governing holds and usually forbidding blows with the closed fist. The principal object is to overcome the opponent either by throwing or pinning him to the ground or by causing him to submit See freestyle Graeco-Roman sumo

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Etymology

Origin of wrestling

before 1100; Middle English; Old English wrǣstlunge. See wrestle, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Clare thought of the squirrel sisters who’d come through Deadwood together, so busy wrestling and laughing, it had taken them a full hour to even realize they were dead.

From Literature

One of them was teenager Saleh Mohammadi, who had only just turned 19 and had taken part in international wrestling competitions.

From Barron's

So in addition to the rotation, this lack of cash flow for many of the companies is something investors are wrestling with.

From Barron's

He’s since come to realize that he’d been wrestling with complex feelings, “which were childhood feelings,” and much of the debauchery of his past was about “looking for community and looking for connection.”

From Los Angeles Times

That gives Brady license to take good-natured shots at wrestling for now and positions him to become a high-profile heel at WrestleMania 42.

From Los Angeles Times

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