Definitions of wrestling

1. the sport of hand- to- hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

2. Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand- to- hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other.

3. The act of one who contests in a trial of strength; an athletic exercise, in which two persons strive by tugging and twisting to throw each other down; struggle; contention.