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wrestling
noun(wres-tling)
a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
wrestling
verb(wres-tling)
to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance
wrestling
verb(wres-tling)
to combat an opposing tendency or force
wrestling
verb(wres-tling)
to engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
wrestling
noun(wres-tling)
a form of wrestling in which two opponents sit face to face gripping usually their right hands, set corresponding elbows firmly on a surface (such as a tabletop), and attempt to force each other's arm down —called also Indian wrestling
wrestling
noun(wres-tling)
wrestling in which two people lie side by side on their backs in reversed position locking their near arms and raising and locking the corresponding legs and attempt to force each other's leg down and turn the other wrestler facedown
wrestling
noun(wres-tling)
wrestling in which two people stand face to face gripping usually their right hands and setting the outsides of the corresponding feet together and attempt to force each other off balance
wrestling
noun(wres-tling)
arm wrestling
wrestling
noun(wres-tling)
a form of arm wrestling in which opponents interlock thumbs instead of gripping hands
wrestling
verb(wres-tling)
to engage in Indian wrestling

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