wrestling

[ res-ling ]

noun

1. a sport in which two opponents struggle hand to hand in order to pin or press each other's shoulders to the mat or ground, with the style, rules, and regulations differing widely in amateur and professional matches. Compare catch-as-catch-can ( def 3 ), Greco-Roman ( def 3 ).
2. the act of a person who wrestles.

wrestling

/ ˈrɛslɪŋ /

noun

1. any of certain sports in which the contestants fight each other according to various rules governing holds and usually forbidding blows with the closed fist. The principal object is to overcome the opponent either by throwing or pinning him to the ground or by causing him to submit See freestyle Graeco-Roman sumo

Word History and Origins

Origin of wrestling¹

before 1100; Middle English; Old English wrǣstlunge. See wrestle, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In recent years, Paul has turned his hand to boxing and wrestling, as well as launching the drinks company Prime, with British influencer KSI.

From BBC

Her husband, Vince, founded the company and was a household name as televised commercial wrestling exploded in popularity in the 1980s and 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times

To fully understand them would mean wrestling with the effects of capitalism, white supremacy and misogyny.

From Salon

He is tactless, following Cohn into a restroom to beg for his help or scarfing down cheeseballs and talking about midget wrestling at an Atlantic City casino buffet.

From Salon

His victory has us wrestling with the question of how two such starkly different visions of the United States coexist.

From Los Angeles Times

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