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

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

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

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 • Jun. 5, 2023

"People think it's fat men sat in pubs, arm wrestling very badly," he joked.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022

His many previous P.A. assignments included announcing Jack Russell terrier racing, billiards, arm wrestling and Arena League football.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022

I challenged him to an arm wrestling match.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez