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wrist wrestling noun[ U ] (alsowrist-wrestling)uk /ˈrɪst ˌres.lɪŋ/ us /ˈrɪst ˌres.lɪŋ/ a style of arm-wrestling(= a competition between two people who place the elbow of one of their arms on a table, hold hands, and try to push the other person's hand down onto the table) in which competitors link their thumbs: She once beat Luke in a wrist wrestling match. We were there during the build-up to the World Wrist-Wrestling Championships. It appeared alongside sports like cliff-diving and wrist-wrestling. Are hang skiing, wrist wrestling, and motorcycle polo actually Olympic events? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fighting sports aikido all-in wrestling arm-wrestling armlock bantamweight feint gumshield half nelson hammerlock hapkido haymaker outfight puncher punching bag rabbit punch rope rounder southpaw wristlock wushu |