rassling

Noun
  1. The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down (synset 100448525)
    associated with:
    • 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
    is a type of: contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
    subtypes:
    • flying mare - a wrestling maneuver
    • greco-roman wrestling - a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
    • professional wrestling - wrestling for money
    • sumo - a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
    has: wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling
    same as: grappling, wrestling

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