wrestling

Meanings

Plural: wrestlings

Noun

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
  • "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
• the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
• A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
• Ellipsis of professional wrestling (“act that emulates the sport of wrestling”).
• A wrestling match.
• The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.

Verb

• combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
• engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
• engage in a wrestling match
• present participle and gerund of wrestle

Synonyms

grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, rassling, squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe

Related Words

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