English

Verb

wrestling

1. present participle of wrestle

Noun

wrestling ‎(countable and uncountable, plural wrestlings)

1. A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
2. 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.
3. (countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.
   • Jean Ingelow

     I'd count not wearisome / Long toil, nor enterprise, / But strain to reach it; aye, with wrestlings stout / And hopes that even in the dark will grow […]

See also

• clench
• hold
• counter
• on the ropes
• on the canvas
• on the mat
• ring
• sumo, kanjin-sumo

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