wrestling

Examples

• All

• And most importantly to me, wrestling was my first love.

• There were lots of photos of wrestling matches, swim meets, and tennis tournaments.

  Fiction book (1994)

• But it is about the value of wrestling to me also.

  Lex Fridman

• I was showing a little wrestling move.

  The Longest Yard (2005)

• In terms of teaching me wrestling basics and things like that.

• But you can't do wrestling without a crowd.

• And this has to do with wrestling versus MMA.

  Chris Williamson

• Puree was the Iowa State High School Girls' Wrestling Champion for three years running.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Her gaze swept over the wrestling mats laid out around her like some pale, meandering dream.

  Fiction book (1995)

• At the local gym, they offer classes for beginners who want to learn wrestling techniques.

Synonyms

G

grappling

vswrestling

1 4.8

Fighting where people hold and wrestle each other without hitting

focuses on forcing shoulders to the ground as the main goal

R

rassling

vswrestling

• Informal

9.9

A sport where two people hold and try to throw each other down

is the neutral standard term rather than an informal regional variant

Compounds

W

wrestling match

11 2.8

A contest where two people try to throw and hold each other

P

professional wrestling

8 2.2

A kind of sport put on as a show with paid performers and planned results

G

Greco-Roman wrestling

• Specialized

1 4.2

A style of wrestling where fighters can only hold above the waist and cannot use their legs

W

wrestling ring

1 2.8

A square platform with ropes where two people try to make each other fall

W

wrestling mat

1 2.8

A thick padded surface that wrestlers use to avoid injury when they fall

W

wrestling hold

• Specialized

1 4.7

A grip or move used to control an opponent in a match

How Competitive

professional wrestling

8 2.2

wrestling

270 1.4

play

3 8.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology