grappling
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(noun) the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down |
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Synonyms: rassling, wrestling |
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Related Words: athletics, flying mare, professional wrestling, sport |
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(noun) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" |
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Synonyms: grapple, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling |
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Related Words: struggle |
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(noun) taking the bull by the horns |
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Synonyms: braving, confronting, coping with, tackling |
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Related Words: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, face, facing, try |
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