What does WRESTLING mean?
Definitions for WRESTLING
ˈrɛs lɪŋwrestling
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
wrestling, rassling, grapplingnoun
the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
Wiktionary
wrestlingnoun
A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
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.
Wikipedia
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).
ChatGPT
wrestling
Wrestling is a contact sport that involves techniques such as throws, takedowns, pinning, grappling, holds, joint locks, and clinch fighting between two competitors who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position over each other. It is one of the oldest forms of combat, often used in self-defence or competition, and is recognized in various styles across different cultures and regions. It is also a popular competitive sport featured in several international events, including the Olympic Games.
Webster Dictionary
Wrestling
of Wrestle
Wikidata
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 Medicine
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.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of WRESTLING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of WRESTLING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of WRESTLING in a Sentence
I beat the ever-living f *** out of him. Choked Trooper Chris Hollingsworth and everything else trying to get Trooper Chris Hollingsworth under control, we finally got him in handcuffs when a third man got there. And the son of a b * tch was still fighting, they were still wrestling with him, trying to hold him down. He was spitting blood everywhere. Then all of a sudden he just went limp.
Del Wilkes would become a name that those in college football knew quite well. He would make his name familiar in the world of pro wrestling as well, however, regardless of the accolades or fame he may have achieved, to me, he was best known as a friend. Del overcame his struggles in this life and became an inspiration to many.
Am I wrestling with it ? Every minute of every day.
Let me tell you something, if you’re wrestling and you’re in Hutchinson, Kansas, and you’re gonna spend the night there, I’m gonna find something to do. I’m not going through that night by myself.
We do not have formal authority today to deal with what happens on orbit or on other planetary terrestrial bodies. That’s the issue that we’re wrestling with, what is being looked at right now is a Band-Aid fix because the system is broken.
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- مصارعةArabic
- көрәшBashkir
- zápasCzech
- Ringkampf, RingenGerman
- πάληGreek
- lucha libre, pressing catchSpanish
- painiFinnish
- lutte, catchFrench
- birkózásHungarian
- ըմբշամարտArmenian
- lotta, lotta liberaItalian
- レスリングJapanese
- 레슬링Korean
- worstelenDutch
- zapasyPolish
- lutaPortuguese
- luptăRomanian
- борьбаRussian
- хрвање, hrvanjeSerbo-Croatian
- rokoborbaSlovene
- brottningSwedish
- гӯштингирӣTajik
- ראַנגלערייַYiddish
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