arm wrestling

American  

Or arm-wrestling

noun

1. a form of wrestling in which two opponents, usually facing each other across a table, rest their right or left elbows on the table and, placing their corresponding forearms upward and parallel, grip each other's hand, the object being to force the opponent's hand down so that it touches the table.

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arm wrestling British  

noun

1. a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table

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Example Sentences

Organisers of the event say the sport, founded in a pub in the 1970s, is "like arm wrestling, but with feet".

From BBC

Silly skits that the director constructs for them — arm wrestling, watching “Superbad” — sit alongside quotidian snippets of their inner lives.

From New York Times

Lira, however, denied there was "constant confrontation" with the president: "There is no arm wrestling between Lula and Lira ... but Congress is conservative and some topics are difficult to pass," he said.

From Reuters

“Arm wrestling? It would not have been pretty.”

From Seattle Times

The program has a game-show quality, with contestants dancing or arm wrestling while potential mates press buttons to indicate approval or disapproval.

From New York Times