English noun: wrestling | |||
| 1. | wrestling (act) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | ||
| Samples | They had a fierce wrestle. We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully. | ||
| Synonyms | grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | struggle | ||
| 2. | wrestling (act) the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | ||
| Synonyms | grappling, rassling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contact sport | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flying mare, Greco-Roman wrestling, professional wrestling, sumo | ||
| Part holonym | wrestling hold | ||
| Domain category members | full nelson, takedown | ||