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wrestling |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wrestle \Wres"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrestled}; p. pr & vb n. {Wrestling}.] [OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS wr?stlian, freq. of wr?stan to wrest; akin to OD wrastelen to wrestle. See {Wrest}, v. t.] 1. To contend, by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; as they wrestled skillfully. To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well --Shak. Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum. --Wiseman. 2. Hence to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend. Come wrestle with thy affections. --Shak. We wrestle not against flesh and blood. --Eph. vi 12. Difficulties with which he had himself wrestled. --M. Arnold. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wrestling n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestle}, {grapple}, {grappling}, {hand-to-hand struggle}] 2: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: {rassling}, {grappling}]
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