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GRAPPLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
Synonyms:
grappling; rassling; wrestling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("grappling" is a kind of...):
contact sport (a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players)
Meronyms (parts of "grappling"):
wrestling hold (a hold used in the sport of wrestling)
Domain member category:
full nelson (a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling))
takedown ((amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grappling"):
flying mare (a wrestling maneuver)
Greco-Roman wrestling (a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist)
professional wrestling (wrestling for money)
sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground)
Derivation:
grapple (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
Example:
we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
Synonyms:
grapple; grappling; hand-to-hand struggle; wrestle; wrestling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("grappling" is a kind of...):
struggle (strenuous effort)
Derivation:
grapple (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb grapple
