English Explanatory Dictionary

wrestling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
  2. Ellipsis of professional wrestling (“act that emulates the sport of wrestling”).
  3. A wrestling match.
  4. The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of wrestle

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/ /ˈɹɛs.lɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wrestling.wav

Word forms

wrestling wrestlings

Etymology

From late Old English wræstlung.

Related words

clench counter hold kanjin-sumo on the canvas on the mat on the ropes ring sumo

Derived words

all-in wrestling arm wrestling arm-wrestling Cornish wrestling Devon wrestling e-wrestling fantasy wrestling finger wrestling freestyle wrestling Graeco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman wrestling Lancashire wrestling Mexican wrestling mud wrestling pro wrestling rasslin' shoot wrestling tag wrestling wrestling ring
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