Wrestling Word Search
Free Wrestling word search. We picked 12 themed words — the rules, gear, and vocabulary of a sport — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: WRESTLER, SINGLET, HEADGEAR, TAKEDOWN, ESCAPE, REVERSAL, NEARFALL, REFEREE, MATCH, WEIGHTCLASS, BOUT, GRECO.
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Wrestling word list, defined
- WRESTLER /ˈrɛslər/ · noun
- A person who wrestles, especially one who competes in amateur or professional wrestling. The term can also refer more broadly to someone skilled in physical grappling or close combat. Related: grappler, wrestling champion, athlete, fighter.
- SINGLET /ˈsɪŋɡlət/ · noun
- A singlet is an isolated person or thing, especially someone who is unmarried or stands apart from a group. In British, Australian, and New Zealand English, it can also mean a sleeveless athletic vest worn for sports such as wrestling or boxing. Related: individual, loner, outsider, one-off.
- HEADGEAR /ˈhɛdɡɪə(r)/ · noun
- Caps, hats, helmets, and other articles worn on the head, considered collectively. Related: headwear, headdress, hat, cap.
- TAKEDOWN /ˈteɪkˌdaʊn/ · noun
- A takedown is a move in wrestling or a related combat sport that brings an opponent to the ground; by extension, it can mean a forceful act of bringing someone down, a football tackle, or a police arrest. Related: tackle, capture, apprehension, arrest.
- ESCAPE /ɪˈskeɪp/ · noun, verb
- To break free from confinement, danger, or control; a noun denoting the act of getting away or an outlet from something unpleasant. Related: flee, evade, elude, getaway.
- REVERSAL /rɪˈvɜːrsəl/ (US); /rɪˈvɜːsəl/ (UK) · noun
- A reversal is a change to the opposite direction, course, or state, or the undoing of an earlier action or decision. It can also refer to a sudden shift in circumstances, policy, opinion, or fortune. Related: inversion, undoing, overturn, turnabout.
- REFEREE /ˌrɛfəˈriː/ · noun and verb
- A referee is an impartial official who enforces the rules of a sport or settles a dispute. As a verb, to referee means to officiate or act as the judge in a contest or proceeding. Related: umpire, judge, adjudicator, arbiter.
- MATCH /mætʃ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a match is a small stick that produces flame when struck, a contest between two people or teams, or someone or something regarded as a suitable partner or equivalent. As a verb, to match means to correspond to, be equal to, or compete with another person or thing. Related: pair, correspond, equal, opponent.
- BOUT /baʊt/ · noun
- A short period of intense activity of a specified kind, such as a fight, illness, or drinking session; or one of a series of matches or rounds in a boxing or wrestling contest. Related: spell, episode, round, match.
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