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wres⋅tling

[res-ling]

–noun

1.	a sport in which two opponents struggle hand to hand in order to pin or press each other's shoulders to the mat or ground, with the style, rules, and regulations differing widely in amateur and professional matches. Compare catch-as-catch-can (def. 3), Greco-Roman (def. 3).

2.	the act of a person who wrestles.

Origin:
bef. 1100; ME; OE wrǣstlunge. See wrestle, -ing ¹

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wres⋅tle

[res-uh

verb, -tled, -tling, noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to engage in wrestling.

2.	to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to contend with in wrestling.

4.	to force by or as if by wrestling.

5.	to throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.

–noun

6.	an act of or a bout at wrestling.

7.	a struggle.

Origin:
bef. 1100; ME wrestlen, wrastlen (v.), OE *wrǣstlian (cf. OE wrǣstlere wrestler), freq. of wrǣstan to wrest; c. MD, MLG worstelen

Related forms:

wrestler, noun

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wres·tle (rěs'əl)

v. wres·tled, wres·tling, wres·tles

v. intr.

To contend by grappling and attempting to throw or immobilize one's opponent, especially under contest rules.
To contend or struggle: wrestling with budget cuts.
To strive in an effort to master something: wrestle with one's conscience.

v. tr.

1. To take part in (a wrestling match).
2. To take part in a wrestling match with.
To move or lift with great effort and force: wrestled the piano up the stairs.
To throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.

The act or a bout of wrestling.
A struggle.

[Middle English wrestlen, from Old English *wrǣstlian, frequentative of wrǣstan, to twist; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]
wres'tler n.

wres·tling (rěs'lĭng)

n. A sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling.

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Wrestling

Wres"tling\, n. Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other.

Note: The various styles of wrestling differ in their definition of a fall and in the governing rules. In

Greco-Roman wrestling, tripping and taking hold of the legs are forbidden, and a fall is gained (that is, the bout is won), by the contestant who pins both his opponent's shoulders to the ground. In

catch-as-catch-can wrestling, all holds are permitted except such as may be barred by mutual consent, and a fall is defined as in Greco-Roman style.

Lancashire style wrestling is essentially the same as catch-as-catch-can. In

Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling the contestants stand chest to chest, grasping each other around the body. The one first losing his hold, or touching the ground with any part of his body except his feet, loses the bout. If both fall to the ground at the same time, it is a dogfall, and must be wrestled over. In the

Cornwall and Devon wrestling, the wrestlers complete in strong loose linen jackets, catching hold of the jacket, or anywhere above the waist. Two shoulders and one hip, or two hips and one shoulder, must touch the ground to constitute a fall, and if a man is thrown otherwise than on his back the contestants get upon their feet and the bout recommences.

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