: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
Example Sentences
My favorite sport is wrestling. He was on the wrestling team in high school.
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of wrestling was before the 12th century