rassling
9.9
A sport where two people hold and try to throw each other down
- noun
- /ˈræslɪŋ/
- Informal
:
lucha
- He trained hard all year for the annual rassling event in his hometown.
Examples
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During the summer festival, they organized a rassling competition in the park.
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I came by to join the rassling team.
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The children enjoyed watching the rassling match at the local fair.
Synonyms
wrestling
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1.4
A sport where two people hold, push, or throw each other to make the other person's shoulders touch the ground
is the informal regional variant focusing on throwing down opponents
wrestle
vsrassling
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2.8
A physical fight where people hold and try to keep each other on the ground
is the informal regional word used instead of this neutral action term
grapple
vsrassling
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6.7
A close hand-to-hand fight often seen in wrestling
is the regional informal name used mainly for sport rather than combat
grappling
vsrassling
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4.8
Fighting where people hold and wrestle each other without hitting
emphasizes throwing opponents down and informal regional use
1
9.6
A rough playful fight like light wrestling
is the informal regional term rather than the neutral sport name
How Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rassling comes from the local word rassle, a rural way of saying wrestle, which means 'to fight by hand'. So rassling means the rough, hands-on sport or play where two people try to throw each other down.