Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "wrestling" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Causes

aches and pains blood bruises califlower ear competition entertain rednecks erections get free get pinned getting hurt getting injured injuries injury might win medal nose might get broken physical injury silly sustaining multiple injuries unexpected homosexual arousal victory or defeat winning wins would get tired

Derived Terms

Cornish wrestling Devon wrestling Graeco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman wrestling Lancashire wrestling Mexican wrestling all-in wrestling arm wrestling arm-wrestling e-wrestling fantasy wrestling finger wrestling freestyle wrestling mud wrestling pro wrestling rasslin' shoot wrestling tag wrestling wrestling ring

Inflected/Variant Forms

wrestle

Prerequisites

arms body helmet lots of practice opponent stregnth strength strength and agility

Subevents

accidentally touch mans scrotum arm lock beating opponent body slam broken leg erection fall get hurt get stronger getting applause getting injured getting pinned going off mat grapple grappling half nelson hearing whistle pin pin appanent pin oppanent pin opponent to mat pinning opponent pulling muscle punch scoring points smack down opponent use choke hold

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

contact sport sport struggle

Type Of (IsA)

combat sport contact sport fighting pedestrian sports event sport structured sports event time limited sporting event

Receives Action

done for sport

Related Terms

clench counter hold kanjin-sumo on the canvas on the mat on the ropes ring sumo

Related Terms

boxing ring clench counter grappling hold on canvas on mat on ropes opponent ring sport struggle subdue sumo tumbling wrestle

Synonym Network

wrestle

Used For

affectionate play amusment being in olympics children close in fighting competitive sport determining winner enjoyment entertainment entertainment of spectators exercise expressing exhuberance fighting with rules finding out who strongest fun getting control increasing strength participating in sport physical contact play pleasure public entertainment self defense sport sumo sweatting lot violent playing

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.