wrestling

«wrestling» in Mova's school dictionary: a sport in which two people fight by holding each other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (wrestling — uncountable); verb, -ing form of «wrestle» (wrestle, wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wrestling is a sport in which two people fight by holding each other and trying to throw or pin the other to the ground, without punching. tree →

2) Wrestling (from the verb) means struggling with someone or something with your body, or struggling hard with a problem: «wrestling with a maths problem». tree →

3) Professional (TV) wrestling is a show with planned moves and storylines, more acting than real competition. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sport, wrestling is an Olympic sport with strict rules for safety; it is popular in American schools. In history lessons, wrestling is one of the oldest sports, from ancient Greece. In stories «wrestling with a decision» shows a character finding something hard. Safety: TV wrestling moves are performed by trained stunt athletes and must never be copied at home. Phrases: «wrestling match», «arm wrestling», «wrestling with a problem».

examples

• He joined the school wrestling team. tree →
• Wrestling was part of the ancient Olympic Games. tree →
• We had an arm-wrestling contest. tree →
• The puppies were wrestling on the rug. tree →
• She was wrestling with a hard maths problem. tree →
• Never copy TV wrestling moves at home. tree →
• Two wrestlers shook hands before the match. tree →

note

The w and t are silent: «RES-ling». Person: wrestler. Verb past: wrestled. Trap: TV wrestling is scripted entertainment; Olympic wrestling is a real sport.

In the corpora

• Two brothers in Melbourne broke a vase wrestling.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wrestling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.