wrestling
/ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/ noun
Also a form of wrestle
Forms wrestlings
- noun A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
- noun (countable, dated) A wrestling match.
- noun (countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.
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Etymology
From late Old English wræstlung.
Webster’s 1913
- noun Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other. The various styles of wrestling differ in their definition of a fall and in the governing rules. In Greco-Roman wrestling, tripping and taking hold of the legs are forbidden, and a fall is gained (that is, the bout is won), by the contestant who pins both his opponent's shoulders to the ground. In catch-as-catch-can wrestling, all holds are permitted except such as may be barred by mutual consent, and a fall is defined as in Greco-Roman style.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “wrestling”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details