Wrestling is a sport in which two people wrestle and try to throw each other to the ground.
...a championship wrestling match.
wrestling in British English
(ˈrɛslɪŋ)
noun
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 them to the ground or by causing them to submit
freestyle, Graeco-Roman, sumo
wrestling in American English
(ˈrɛslɪŋ)
noun
a form of sport in which the opponents struggle hand to hand, attempting to throw or force each other to the ground without striking blows
Like sumo wrestling, if you get an early shunt, it is easier to keep going in the same direction.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They grappled on the floor in an unseemly wrestling match.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If you want entertainment, watch the wrestling.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was bed racing last week - with toe wrestling and sumo suit athletics still to come.
The Sun (2013)
It looked like the aftermath of a one-sided wrestling match.
John Walsh ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies (2004)
I used to love watching the wrestling with my gran.
The Sun (2010)
I'm there with my son to watch the wrestling.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The wrestling champ watched his hometown club for the first time since he moved to the USA six years ago.
The Sun (2013)
Not sure, but she sounds like she's been watching the wrestling.
The Sun (2012)
So, if sumo wrestling is your interest, acquire the terminology.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Or, failing that, arm wrestling.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His commitment to the police force is mirrored by his dedication to wrestling, a sport which he has served as both a manager and a competitor.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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In other languages
wrestling
British English: wrestling /ˈrɛslɪŋ/ NOUN
Wrestling is a sport in which two people try to force each other into painful positions and throw each other to the ground.
...a wrestling match.
American English: wrestling
Arabic: مُصَارَعَة
Brazilian Portuguese: luta livre
Chinese: 摔跤
Croatian: hrvanje
Czech: zápas řeckořímský
Danish: brydning
Dutch: worstelen
European Spanish: lucha libre deporte
Finnish: paini
French: catch
German: Ringkampf
Greek: πάλη
Italian: lotta
Japanese: レスリング
Korean: 레슬링
Norwegian: bryting
Polish: zapaśnictwo
European Portuguese: luta livre
Romanian: lupte greco-romane
Russian: борьба
Latin American Spanish: lucha combate
Swedish: brottning
Thai: การแข่งขันมวยปล้ำ
Turkish: güreş
Ukrainian: реслінг
Vietnamese: môn đấu vật
All related terms of 'wrestling'
wraxle
to wrestle
wrestle
When you wrestle with a difficult problem, you try to deal with it.
arm wrestling
a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands , and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his or her own elbow touching the table
mud wrestling
wrestling which takes place in mud or something similar to mud, esp by women wearing minimal clothing
sumo wrestling
the national style of wrestling of Japan , the object of which is to force one's opponent to touch the ground with any part of the body except the soles of the feet or to step out of the ring
wrestling hold
a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
wrestling match
a sporting event at which two people wrestle
Indian wrestling
arm wrestling
sumo (wrestling)
a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
all-in wrestling
a competition or race, as in swimming , in which each participant may use a style of his or her choice instead of a specified style
Graeco-Roman wrestling
a style of wrestling in which the legs may not be used to obtain a fall and no hold may be applied below the waist
arm-wrestle
(of two people) to sit facing each other with the elbows resting on a table and clasping hands with each other, each trying to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his or her own elbow touching the table