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Meanings of wrestling in English

Russian
спортивная борьба
Portuguese
luta amadora
Spanish
lucha deportiva
Catalan
lluita
Wikidata

Form of combat sport involving grappling type techniques.

          Related terms
          спортивная борьба
          Portuguese
          luta
          Catalan
          lluita
          Spanish
          confrontación

          The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat.

                luta
                Usage of wrestling in English
                1
                How would you describe the state of wrestling in the UK today?
                The Guardian
                2
                I asked, since that was exactly the question I was wrestling with.
                Mortal Allies
                3
                Yet across the government, officials are wrestling with how to handle bitcoin.
                Reuters
                4
                But I believe that wrestling with these issues will benefit you nonetheless.
                The myth of a christian nation: how the quest for political powe...
                5
                The lower side has in the centre Jacob wrestling with the angel.
                English Embroidered Bookbindings
                6
                I joined several of Milton's teams: wrestling, then track, and ultimately football.
                True compass: a memoir
                7
                The story begins before WWE, 30 years before Shinsuke even began wrestling.
                The South African
                8
                There are New Zealanders in finals today in shooting, wrestling and diving.
                Radio NZ
                9
                I mind my business, train hard and focus on wrestling, he said.
                Reuters
                10
                For Labor's Eric Kerr, just 22, politics means wrestling with his conscience.
                The Guardian
                11
                Brawlers focus on fast action fighting much akin to tag team wrestling.
                Wired
                12
                I've never lost a race; no, nor a wrestling match, either .
                Helen of troy
                13
                It may be pointing to wrestling back of control by law enforcement.
                The South African
                14
                Once Foster and I were wrestling with a physics problem on Crucible.
                The panic zone
                15
                Professional women's wrestling in Japan means body slams, sweat, and garish costumes.
                Reuters
                16
                Farquhar of Great Britain wrestling during the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
                The Guardian
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                Wrestling through the time
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