English
wrestling
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/, /ˈɹɛs.lɪŋ/
Verb
  1. present participle of wrestle#English|wrestle
Noun

wrestling

  1. A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
  2. A professional tumbling act that emulates the sport of wrestling. Also called "professional wrestling". It is distinguished from sport wrestling — which has strict internationally recognized rules and is conducted on a mat — by being scripted, rehearsed, conducted in a boxing ring rather than on a mat, and televised as entertainment.
  3. (countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.
    • I'd count not wearisome / Long toil, nor enterprise, / But strain to reach it; aye, with wrestlings stout / And hopes that even in the dark will grow […]
Translations Translations
  • French: catch
  • Spanish: lucha libre, pressing catch


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