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wrestling
wrestling [ réssling ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sport with two contestants fighting: a sport in which two contestants fight by gripping each other using special holds, each trying to force the other's shoulders onto a mat
2. action of struggling with somebody: the action of having a struggling fight with somebody
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