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You could arm-wrestle with a T. rex and win, but you shouldn't because it only makes them mad.
Robert T. Bakker

Meaning of "arm-wrestle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARM-WRESTLE

arm-wrestle  [ˈɑːmresl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARM-WRESTLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arm-Wrestle is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb arm-wrestle in English.

WHAT DOES ARM-WRESTLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of arm-wrestle in the English dictionary

The definition of arm-wrestle in the dictionary is to sit facing each other with your elbow resting on a table and clasping hands with the other person, trying to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping your own elbow touching the table. Other definition of arm-wrestle is to engage in such a contest with someone.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ARM-WRESTLE

PRESENT

Present
I arm-wrestle
you arm-wrestle
he/she/it arm-wrestles
we arm-wrestle
you arm-wrestle
they arm-wrestle
Present continuous
I am arm-wrestling
you are arm-wrestling
he/she/it is arm-wrestling
we are arm-wrestling
you are arm-wrestling
they are arm-wrestling
Present perfect
I have arm-wrestled
you have arm-wrestled
he/she/it has arm-wrestled
we have arm-wrestled
you have arm-wrestled
they have arm-wrestled
Present perfect continuous
I have been arm-wrestling
you have been arm-wrestling
he/she/it has been arm-wrestling
we have been arm-wrestling
you have been arm-wrestling
they have been arm-wrestling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I arm-wrestled
you arm-wrestled
he/she/it arm-wrestled
we arm-wrestled
you arm-wrestled
they arm-wrestled
Past continuous
I was arm-wrestling
you were arm-wrestling
he/she/it was arm-wrestling
we were arm-wrestling
you were arm-wrestling
they were arm-wrestling
Past perfect
I had arm-wrestled
you had arm-wrestled
he/she/it had arm-wrestled
we had arm-wrestled
you had arm-wrestled
they had arm-wrestled
Past perfect continuous
I had been arm-wrestling
you had been arm-wrestling
he/she/it had been arm-wrestling
we had been arm-wrestling
you had been arm-wrestling
they had been arm-wrestling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will arm-wrestle
you will arm-wrestle
he/she/it will arm-wrestle
we will arm-wrestle
you will arm-wrestle
they will arm-wrestle
Future continuous
I will be arm-wrestling
you will be arm-wrestling
he/she/it will be arm-wrestling
we will be arm-wrestling
you will be arm-wrestling
they will be arm-wrestling
Future perfect
I will have arm-wrestled
you will have arm-wrestled
he/she/it will have arm-wrestled
we will have arm-wrestled
you will have arm-wrestled
they will have arm-wrestled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been arm-wrestling
you will have been arm-wrestling
he/she/it will have been arm-wrestling
we will have been arm-wrestling
you will have been arm-wrestling
they will have been arm-wrestling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would arm-wrestle
you would arm-wrestle
he/she/it would arm-wrestle
we would arm-wrestle
you would arm-wrestle
they would arm-wrestle
Conditional continuous
I would be arm-wrestling
you would be arm-wrestling
he/she/it would be arm-wrestling
we would be arm-wrestling
you would be arm-wrestling
they would be arm-wrestling
Conditional perfect
I would have arm-wrestle
you would have arm-wrestle
he/she/it would have arm-wrestle
we would have arm-wrestle
you would have arm-wrestle
they would have arm-wrestle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been arm-wrestling
you would have been arm-wrestling
he/she/it would have been arm-wrestling
we would have been arm-wrestling
you would have been arm-wrestling
they would have been arm-wrestling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you arm-wrestle
we let´s arm-wrestle
you arm-wrestle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to arm-wrestle
Past participle
arm-wrestled
Present Participle
arm-wrestling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARM-WRESTLE

arm
arm in arm
arm wrestling
arm-twisting
Arm.
arm´s-length
arm´s-length agreement
arm´s-length price
arm´s-length relationship
armada
armadillo
Armageddon
Armagh
Armagnac
Armalite
armament
armamentaria
armamentarium
armaments
armaments depot

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARM-WRESTLE

apostle
bristle
bustle
castle
coals to Newcastle
dog-whistle
Eilean Donan Castle
forecastle
hustle
nestle
Newcastle
Order of the Thistle
outwrestle
overwrestle
pestle
thistle
tin whistle
trestle
whistle
wrestle

Synonyms and antonyms of arm-wrestle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «arm-wrestle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARM-WRESTLE

Find out the translation of arm-wrestle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arm-wrestle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arm-wrestle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手臂角力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brazo - luchar
570 millions of speakers

English

arm-wrestle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एआरएम कुश्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذراع يتصارع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рука - борются
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

braço - lute
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাত কুস্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bras de fer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melawan lengan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arm - ringen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腕相撲をする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔 씨름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangan-wrestle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cánh tay vật lộn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கை-மல்யுத்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हात-कुस्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bilek Güreşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

braccio di ferro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

arm- zmagać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рука - борються
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

braț - trântă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χέρι -ντε-φερ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arm - stoei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arm -brottas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arm -kjempe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arm-wrestle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARM-WRESTLE»

The term «arm-wrestle» is regularly used and occupies the 66.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARM-WRESTLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «arm-wrestle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «arm-wrestle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arm-wrestle

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «ARM-WRESTLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word arm-wrestle.
1
Robert T. Bakker
You could arm-wrestle with a T. rex and win, but you shouldn't because it only makes them mad.
2
Charles Portis
A reporter from 'The Times' wanted to arm-wrestle, and as I recall, he kept challenging me. So we went at it, and there was a pop. His arm broke. Very strange. He went into a kind of swoon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARM-WRESTLE»

Discover the use of arm-wrestle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arm-wrestle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Don't arm wrestle a pirate: 101 really bad ideas
Don't-try-this-at-home cartoon humour from the publishers of the bestselling Andy Riley
Dave Skinner, 2007
2
The Big Book of Boy Stuff
If you are going to arm wrestle, you may be standing or kneeling at a table or lying down. If you are standing or kneeling, remember: Have the foot (or knee) that is on the same side as the arm you are wrestling with more forward than the other.
Bart King, 2004
3
The Methuen Drama Book of Royal Court Plays 2000-2010: Under ...
Under the Blue Sky; Fallout; Motortown; My Child; Enron Ruth Little. Danny You wanna watch,Justin? Justin No, I don't. Danny stares at him. Danny Do you know what I want to do? Helen What's that? Danny I want an arm-wrestle. Right now.
Ruth Little, 2010
4
Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies that Work -- and Why
The moment which stands out in my memory is the Arm Wrestle between my teacher and another student. Leading up to the Arm Wrestle our class was being very loud and not working. The teacher noticed this and set a reward for working  ...
Michael Reichert, Richard Hawley, 2010
5
Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
Why has the horse's mouth become frothy? 'akauma, caus. uma2. Make arm- wrestle. Te 'akauma ra 'a/a ia raua kia kitea e ko 'ai te tiamupeni uma ia raua. He's making them arm-wrestle to find out which of them is the arm-wrestling champion.
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995
6
Memoirs of a Little Italian Boy
Occasionally one of us challenged another to arm-wrestle. We had strong arms so we were pretty good, or at least we thought so. My older brother, Doug, watched me growing up and never chal— lenged me to wrestle with him until one night ...
David Govoni, 2002
7
Stephens Plays: 2: One Minute; Country Music; Motortown; ...
Danny I want an arm-wrestle. Right now. I fucking love arm-wrestles, me. Do you want one,Justin? Helen You're rather funny, aren't you? Justin (chuckling) He's like a little boy. Danny Justin. Come here. Let's have an arm-wrestle. He positions  ...
Simon Stephens, 2009
8
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
IT ONLY TAKES ONE: THE MIND-SET OF SEARCHING FOR THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE Just as doing twenty push-ups is a physical analogy or metaphor for personal success, I like to use the metaphor of an arm wrestle in my teaching to ...
Stephen R. Covey, 2013
9
Weekly World News
EVER! . . . arm wrestle with Vesta Prass — even if you're packing a gun! That's not quite the way Jim Croce put it in his 1970s hit tune (Bad) Bad Leroy Brown, but it's the humiliating lesson learned by a macho gunman when he tried to stick up ...
10
Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction to the Analysis of ...
All that we require is that each executive had a better expected value with the arm-wrestle than with the lawsuit. Once the arm-wrestle is done, it establishes a Schelling focal point, and the game is settled. But now, let us look at a slightly more ...
Roger A. McCain, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARM-WRESTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arm-wrestle is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fighting involving players and spectators breaks out after …
“In the third quarter it was a bit of an arm-wrestle and in the last we continued on with it. “We didn't do anything different to any other week but it ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
Issac Luke and Chris Heighington charged with Grade One …
AFL: The Fox footy team break down the arm-wrestle match between first and last on the ladder. Fox Sports; 5 July 2015; 13 hours ago; Sport ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
3
AFL Super Ladder: Where does your club stand after Round 14?
AFL: The Fox footy team break down the arm-wrestle match between first and last on the ladder. Fox Sports; 5 July 2015; 9 hours ago; Sport ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Patrick Dangerfield decision just one of many difficult calls to be …
AFL: The Fox footy team break down the arm-wrestle match between first and last on the ladder. Fox Sports; 5 July 2015; 3 hours ago; Sport ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
5
What makes me proud to be an American: Thoughts on the Fourth of …
Nobody took off their shirts or challenged anyone to arm-wrestle. This wasn't Russia. The dignity, stability, and integrity of the American way ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
6
It's been a tough season for Chelsea Heights but it rallies to defeat …
“We made the most of our opportunities and it was lucky we did because the rest of the game was a real arm-wrestle.” Jacob Matwijkiw was ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
7
Alan Richardson hopes St Kilda grows from big win over Essendon
AFL: The Fox footy team break down the arm-wrestle match between first and last on the ladder. Fox Sports; 5 July 2015; 3 hours ago; Sport ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
Ivan Maric reported for striking Jack Steele with an elbow
AFL: The Fox footy team break down the arm-wrestle match between first and last on the ladder. Fox Sports; 5 July 2015; 2 hours ago; Sport ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
9
Five talking points: Dogs v Blues
Brilliance and Benny Hill moments in a low-scoring arm-wrestle. First the positives: Dylan Buckley threading the eye of the needle with his left ... «Western Bulldogs, Jul 15»
10
Hawks claim 10-point win
"It was an arm-wrestle all night. They didn't allow us to play the game that we wanted to play. We'd like to think we didn't allow them to play the ... «Hawthorn Hawks, Jul 15»

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