arm wrestling
or arm-wrestling
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.
- Also called Indian wrestling.
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How to use arm wrestling in a sentence
To settle the matter, Putin and Rohrabacher engaged in an arm-wrestling match, which the future Russian president won handily.
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This Arm Wrestling Reality Show Will Make You Beg for Mercy | Kevin Fallon | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“arm wrestling is more heart than biceps,” one of the featured athletes says.
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This Arm Wrestling Reality Show Will Make You Beg for Mercy | Kevin Fallon | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis name was Bob Donnegan and he happened to be the world arm-wrestling champ at the time—hard, and tough, with huge arms.
British Dictionary definitions for arm wrestling
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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