Definition of "wrestling" in English

noun

1. A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.

2. Ellipsis of professional wrestling (“act that emulates the sport of wrestling”).

3. (countable, dated) A wrestling match.

4. (countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of wrestle