rassling

rassling
noun
the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
Syn: ↑wrestling, ↑grappling
Derivationally related forms: ↑grapple (for: ↑grappling), ↑wrestle (for: ↑wrestling)
Members of this Topic: ↑full nelson, ↑takedown
Hypernyms: ↑contact sport
Part Meronyms: ↑wrestling hold

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