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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Charged with conspiracy is Alexis Vila Perdomo, a former wrestling world champion for Cuba who won a gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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The eight outreach workers sat around a conference table in Long Beach wrestling with a dilemma involving one of their clients: a homeless man who needed to start dialysis immediately.
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His wrestling teams won state titles in 1989 and '90.
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Jacobs, whose most famous wrestling persona was Kane, told Fox News.
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Camps will be offered in baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross country, track & field, field hockey, football, boys and girls lacrosse, softball, volleyball and wrestling.
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Meanwhile, the Cavs are growing together as a team after their first-round wrestling match with Indiana.
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The modern audience, on the other hand, is well aware that wrestling is scripted.
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The wrestling meet continued after a 50 minute delay.
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First Known Use of wrestling
before 12th century
WRESTLING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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
Definition of wrestling for Students
: a sport in which two opponents wrestle each other
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