arm-wrestle

arm-wrestle
1. noun
A physical sport or game in which two contestants each rest an arm on a single surface by the elbow only and push on each others locked hands, until the loser is unable to keep his arm up anywhere in the air as the winner forces it down on the surface.
2. verb
to compete in an arm-wrestle.

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  • arm-wrestle — arm wres·tle …   English syllables

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