Definitions for WRESTLING
ˈrɛs lɪŋwrestling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand strugglenoun

   the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

   "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

2. wrestling, rassling, grapplingnoun

   the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wrestlingnoun

   A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.

2. wrestlingnoun

   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 programmed as entertainment.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrestling

   Wrestling is a sport of physical engagement between two unarmed persons, in which each wrestler strives to obtain a position of advantage over their opponent. Wrestling involves different grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Many different wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports and military systems. The sport can either be genuinely competitive or sportive entertainment (see professional wrestling). Wrestling comes in different forms such as freestyle, Greco-Roman, judo, sambo, folkstyle, catch, submission, sumo, pehlwani, shuai jiao and others. Wrestling first appeared in the ancient Olympic Games as an event during the 18th Olympiad in 708 BC.There are a wide range of styles with varying rules, with both traditional historic and modern styles. The term wrestling is attested in late Old English, as wræstlunge (glossing palestram).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrestling

   of Wrestle

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrestling

   Wrestling is a form of combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems. The term wrestling is attested in late Old English, as wræstlunge.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrestling

   A sport consisting of hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants seeking to pin or press each other's shoulders to the ground.

How to pronounce WRESTLING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WRESTLING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of WRESTLING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of WRESTLING in a Sentence

1. Glenn Youngkin:

   This is about restoring power to parents, and let's just be clear, children do not belong to the state. They belong to families. And when a child is wrestling with this kind of decision, a parent should absolutely be the primary counselor adviser and help her in wrestling with this decision.

2. Marcus Aurelius:

   The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing; the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.

3. Roddy Piper:

   Wrestling saved my life.

4. Jim Jordan:

   My background [is] wrestling. We always say, ‘Never be overconfident, just be confident’ — so we can't be overconfident. We've got to do the work.

5. Chris Hollingsworth:

   And I beat the ever-living f ** k out of Ronald Greene, choked Ronald Greene and everything else trying to get Ronald Greene under control and we finally got Ronald Greene in handcuffs when a third man got there and the son of a b * tch was still fighting and we was still wrestling with Ronald Greene trying to hold Ronald Greene down because Ronald Greene was spitting blood everywhere.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WRESTLING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wrestling
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WRESTLING
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=WRESTLING