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}]