arm-wrestle
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Other Word Forms
- arm wrestler noun
Example Sentences
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From then on the cricket was nip-and-tuck, an arm-wrestle for supremacy.
From BBC
Rock-bottom Perpignan lost a turgid arm-wrestle at Castres 23-7 despite opening the scoring.
From Barron's
Rock-bottom Perpignan missed the chance to pick up only their second point of the season as they lost a turgid arm-wrestle at Castres 23-7 despite opening the scoring, as Pierre Popelin kicked 11 of the hosts' points.
From Barron's
That was forgotten as the shadows lengthened in an arm-wrestle of an evening.
From BBC
The Northampton Saints scrum-half, 27, says he noticed an opportunity amid the forwards arm-wrestle, which Daly exploited.
From BBC
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