GRAPPLING

• (noun) the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

  synonyms : rassling , wrestling

• (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"

  synonyms : grapple , hand-to-hand struggle , wrestle , wrestling

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