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Type Words
Synonyms grappling, rassling
Type of contact sport
Has types professional wrestling, flying mare, greco-roman wrestling, sumo
Derivation wrestle
Type Words
Synonyms grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle
Type of struggle
Derivation wrestle


we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully.

Examples of wrestling

wrestling
I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it.
From the washingtontimes.com
As a Umatilla High School student, she had competed on the co-ed wrestling team.
From the thenewstribune.com
As a former UNO grad, I'm sad to see it end this way for football and wrestling.
From the omaha.com
He jammed the finger during Friday's pool wrestling at the De Soto Invitational.
From the stltoday.com
McCarthy uses him for comic relief, particularly during the wrestling sequences.
From the time.com
Lance, as the Summit wrestling records will show for some time, is not everyone.
From the stltoday.com
He spends his Saturdays watching professional wrestling and monster truck races.
From the omaha.com
He prefers the stiff competition he is receiving in Penn State's wrestling room.
From the post-gazette.com
The question had Creighton soccer coach Bob Warming wrestling with his emotions.
From the omaha.com
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  • Wrestle: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
  • The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
  • (wrestle) combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
  • (wrestle) engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
  • (wrestle) writhe: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
  • (wrestler) combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
  • Wrestling is an ancient martial art that uses grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. ...
  • Wrestling (Original French title: La lutte) is a 1961 documentary film about professional wrestling, co-directed by Michel Brault, , Claude Fournier and Claude Jutra.
  • Wrestling is a 2008 romantic drama about teenagers growing up in Wilmington, Delaware.