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Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..

Overwrest :: Overwrest (v. t.) To wrest or force from the natural or proper position.

Wrestle :: Wrestle (v. t.) To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.

Down :: Down (v. t.) To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down..

Wry :: Wry (superl.) Wrested; perverted.

Abstorted :: Abstorted (a.) Wrested away.

Wrested :: Wrested (imp. & p. p.) of Wres.

Wrestle :: Wrestle (v. t.) To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully..

Palestrical :: Palestrical (a.) Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling..

Catachrestical :: Catachrestical (a.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched..

Wrester :: Wrester (n.) One who wrests.

Wry :: Wry (a.) To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex.

Wrestler :: Wrestler (n.) One who wrestles; one who is skillful in wrestling.

Conistra :: Conistra (n.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater..

Exact :: Exact (a.) To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one..

Wrest :: Wrest (v. t.) To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting..

Detort :: Detort (v. t.) To turn form the original or plain meaning; to pervert; to wrest.

Saw-wrest :: Saw-wrest (n.) See Saw-set.

Gymnastical :: Gymnastical (a.) Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; -- said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; also, pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect; athletic; as, gymnastic exercises, contests, etc..

Wrest :: Wrest (n.) The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion..

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