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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Over the weekend, Trump tweeted a GIF that portrayed him battering a wrestling figure with the CNN logo for a head.
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Dos Caras, the masked Mexican wrestling icon, did a little more than just watch.
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In the short clip, the president (really) is pictured tackling an individual outside the ring of a pro wrestling match.
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But those who know their wrestling have questioned whether this particular media attack really has its usual upside for Trump.
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The event will also include live music, a tequila expo, a margarita tent, a Chihuahua beauty pageant with dogs from a local animal shelter, lucha libre wrestling and a hot chili-pepper-eating contest.
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The fantasy wrestling sequence from GLOW’s pilot episode was also shot there.
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Indiana One of the top wrestling prospects in the tri-state visited Ann Arbor this week as Lawrenceburg’s Mason Parris checked out Michigan.
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This season, Suzanne is constantly wrestling with mourning and wrestling with frustration and feeling unheard, unheard and unseen.
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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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