English Online Dictionary. What means wrestling? What does wrestling mean?
English
Etymology
From late Old English wræstlunge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/, /ˈɹɛs.lɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɛslɪŋ
Verb
wrestling
- present participle and gerund of wrestle
Noun
wrestling (countable and uncountable, plural wrestlings)
- A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
- Ellipsis of professional wrestling (“act that emulates the sport of wrestling”).
- (countable, dated) A wrestling match.
- (countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.
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Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English wrestling, from Old English wræstlunge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛst.liŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɛstliŋk
- Syllabification: wrest‧ling
Noun
wrestling m inan
- professional wrestling
Declension
Further reading
- wrestling in Polish dictionaries at PWN