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

Grapple :: Grapple (v. i.) To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another..

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

Saw-set :: Saw-set (n.) An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also saw-wrest..

Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.

Turnwrest :: Turnwrest (n.) designating a kind of hillside plow.

Tackle :: Tackle (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game..

Lock :: Lock (n.) A grapple in wrestling.

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

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To distort; to pervert; to wrest.

Wrest :: Wrest (n.) A partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined..

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

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..

Palestra :: Palestra (n.) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general..

Hip :: Hip (v. t.) To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling (technically called cross buttock).

Extortion :: Extortion (n.) The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge..

Wrestle :: Wrestle (n.) A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle.

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

Turnwrest :: Turnwrest (n.) Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England, esp. in Kent..

Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling..

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