Other Definitions
grappling (enc)
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Grappling| Noun | 1. | grappling - the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" | | | 2. | grappling - taking the bull by the hornsattempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" face, facing - the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger" | | | 3. | grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other downcontact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players 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 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; "a takedown counts two points" | |
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