wrestling ring
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- noun
- /ˈrɛslɪŋ rɪŋ/
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ring de lucha
- The fighters entered the wrestling ring to begin their championship match.
What about the person who sits at the wrestling ring enthusiastically watching boys brawling?
- What about the person who sits at the wrestling ring enthusiastically watching boys brawling?
Examples
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And the challengers... the vilest and evilest duo ever to disgrace a wrestling ring... that ogre and ogress... the Gorgons!
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Gone was the wrestling ring, and the 501st Legion's Laser Tag and NERF dart fundraisers were moved down to the exhibit hall from panel rooms.
Blog text (1) -
She also loves it when it's in the wrestling ring.
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Then a step down, and the beholder would gain the sand of the wrestling ring itself.
Academic text (2011) -
What about the person who sits at the wrestling ring enthusiastically watching boys brawling?
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Some wrestlers just love competing in a wrestling ring no matter how they are booked on the card, but most people want to be the top draw in professional wrestling.
Blog text (26) -
The Mexicans had two big holidays: El Grito, a carnival at the end of summer, when, as part of the festivities, a wrestling ring was erected in the middle of 19th Street.
Fiction book (2001) -
After the show, the staff quickly dismantled the wrestling ring to prepare for the next event.
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As the crowd cheered, the champion raised his hands in victory inside the wrestling ring.
Synonyms
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A square area with ropes where boxers fight
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'wrestling ring' is compositionally built from 'wrestling' (the sport) and 'ring' (a performance platform/arena), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it is the platform where wrestling takes place. This is a common, literal compound pattern found across languages and follows standard English noun-noun composition, making it transparent.
Etymology
The noun wrestling ring may come from old shows where people stood in a circle around the fighters. That circle was called the ring, and even though the fighting area became a square platform with ropes, the name wrestling ring stayed and now means 'a square, roped-off platform where wrestling matches are held'.