| NOUN | act | grappling, wrestle, wrestling, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle | the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat |
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| act | grappling, wrestling, rassling | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down |
| Sounds | grae'pahlihng; grae'plihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat. | |
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| Example | "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" | |
| Synonyms | wrestle, wrestling, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle | |
| Broader | struggle | strenuous effort |
| Spanish | acareamiento, careo, confrontación, lucha libre, lucha | |
| Catalan | acarament, confrontació, lluita lliure, lluita | |
| Verbs | grapple | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match |
| Meaning | The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down. | |
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| Synonyms | wrestling, rassling | |
| Category of | full nelson | A wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling) |
| takedown | (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position | |
| Parts | wrestling hold | A hold used in the sport of wrestling |
| Narrower | Greco-Roman wrestling | A style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds / holds below the waist |
| flying mare | A wrestling maneuver | |
| professional wrestling | wrestling for money | |
| sumo | A Japanese form of wrestling | |
| Broader | contact sport | A sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
| Spanish | agarre, lucha | |
| Catalan | lluita | |
| Verbs | grapple | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match |
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