Definition of wrestling
: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
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Examples of wrestling in a Sentence
My favorite sport is wrestling.
He was on the wrestling team in high school.
Recent Examples of wrestling from the Web
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The silence was welcome in a city wrestling with an explosion of violence.
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In addition to all sorts of tacos, the festival features continuous entertainment, eating contests, professional wrestling and a Chihuahua beauty contest.
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Wrestling was a major lifeline for Spoon, who met many of his longtime friends through the program.
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So has T.J. MarcAurele, her coach at the wrestling club.
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Mota won state wrestling championships in 1981 and 1982.
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As the publication's editor, Deford unleashed a gifted staff of writers to bring literary-minded coverage to everything from the NBA to professional wrestling.
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In his role, he was involved in brokering the Camp David Accords and wrestling with Iran's transition from a US ally to an anti-Western Islamic republic.
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Glow, a dramedy about women’s professional wrestling in the ‘80s starring Alison Brie; Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts as a therapist who starts to get too involved with her patients’ cases; and these titles (yes, 13 Going on 30 is back again).
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Before 12th Century
First Known Use of wrestling
before 12th century
WRESTLING Defined for English Language Learners
wrestling
playDefinition of wrestling for English Language Learners
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: a sport in which two people try to throw, force, or pin each other to the ground
WRESTLING Defined for Kids
wrestling
playDefinition of wrestling for Students
: a sport in which two opponents wrestle each other
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