WRESTLING Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word wrestling. (close relations)
Definition of WRESTLING
Best Alternative Words for WRESTLING
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| grapple | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope • a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam • the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat verb • succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match | ||||||||
| grappling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat • the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | ||||||||
| squirm | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of wiggling verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
| twist | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unforeseen development • an interpretation of a text or action • any clever maneuver • the act of rotating rapidly • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • a circular segment of a curve • a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself • a jerky pulling movement • a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair • social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s • the act of winding or twisting • turning or twisting around (in place) verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) • cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form • turn in the opposite direction • form into a spiral shape • form into twists • extend in curves and turns • do the twist • twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||||||||
| worm | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
| wriggle | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of wiggling verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
| writhe | verbv | |||||||
verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
| hand-to-hand struggle | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | ||||||||
