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wrestling
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wrestling
n.
struggling, grappling, contending; sport in which two contestants struggle and try to pin one another to the floor
wrestle
v.
struggle with; scuffle, fight, contend in a wrestling match
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Wrestling
Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems.
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wrestling
Noun
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
(synonym) wrestle, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle
(hypernym) struggle
(derivation) wrestle
2. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
(synonym) rassling, grappling
(hypernym) contact sport
(hyponym) flying mare
(part-meronym) wrestling hold
(derivation) wrestle
(class) full nelson
wrestle
Noun
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
(synonym) wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle
(hypernym) struggle
Verb
1. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
(hypernym) battle, combat
(derivation) wrestler, grappler, matman
2. engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
(hypernym) consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
3. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
(synonym) writhe, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) wrench
4. engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) mudwrestle, mud-wrestle
(derivation) wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle
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wrestling
nm.
wrestling, sport in which two contestants struggle and try to pin one another to the floor
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wrestling
n.
zápas
wrestle
v.
zápasit; potýkat se (s čím)
