Phrase guide

arm wrestling

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈɑɹm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of arm wrestle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: armdruk — a sport
  • Arabic: مُصَارَعَة ذراعية — a sport
  • Azerbaijani: armrestlinq — a sport
  • Bulgarian: канадска борба (kanadska borba) — a sport
  • Catalan: torcebraç — a sport
  • Cebuano: bo — a sport
  • Cebuano: gangi — a sport
  • Chinese Cantonese: 拗手瓜 (aau2 sau2 gwaa1) — a sport
  • Chinese: 遏手把 (zh-min-nan) — a sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比腕力 (bǐwànlì) — a sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 掰手腕 (bāishǒuwàn) — a sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 扳手勁 /扳手劲 (bānshǒujìn) — a sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 掰腕子 (bāiwànzi) — a sport
  • West Circassian: ӏэтэчэн (ʼɛtɛčɛn) — a sport
  • Czech: sportovní přetláčení rukou — a sport
  • Czech: přetláčení — a sport
  • Czech: páka — a sport
  • Danish: armlægning — a sport
  • Dutch: armworsteling — a sport
  • Esperanto: pojnduelo — a sport
  • Estonian: käesurumine — a sport
  • Finnish: kädenvääntö — a sport
  • French: bras de fer — a sport
  • Georgian: მკლავჭიდი (mḳlavč̣idi) — a sport
  • German: Armdrücken — a sport
  • German: Armwrestling — a sport
  • Greek: μπρα-ντε-φέρ (bra-nte-fér) — a sport
  • Greek: μπραντεφέρ (brantefér) — a sport
  • Greek: πάλη βραχίονα (páli vrachíona) — a sport
  • Greek: χειροπάλη (cheiropáli) — a sport
  • Hebrew: הוֹרָדֵת יָדַיִם — a sport
  • Hebrew: הוֹרָדֵת ידיים — a sport
  • Hungarian: karbirkózás — a sport
  • Hungarian: szkander — a sport
  • Icelandic: sjómaður — a sport
  • Indonesian: panco — a sport
  • Italian: braccio di ferro — a sport
  • Japanese: アームレスリング (āmu resuringu) — a sport
  • Japanese: 腕相撲 (udezumō) — a sport
  • Korean: 팔씨름 (palssireum) — a sport
  • Kyrgyz: кол күрөш (kol küröş) — a sport
  • Malayalam: പഞ്ചഗുസ്തി (pañcagusti) — a sport
  • Maltese: tal-id — a sport
  • Norwegian Bokmål: håndbak — a sport
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: handbak — a sport
  • Persian: مچاندازی — a sport
  • Persian: مچ اندازی — a sport
  • Polish: siłowanie na rękę — a sport
  • Polish: siłowanie się — a sport
  • Polish: siłowanie się na rękę — a sport
  • Portuguese: queda de braço — a sport
  • Portuguese: braço de ferro — a sport
  • Portuguese: luta de braço — a sport
  • Portuguese: quebra de braço — a sport
  • Romanian: skandenberg — a sport
  • Romanian: skanderbeg — a sport
  • Russian: борьба́ на рука́х (borʹbá na rukáx) — a sport
  • Russian: армре́стлинг (armrɛ́stling) — a sport
  • Russian: рукобо́рье (rukobórʹje) — a sport
  • Russian: армспо́рт (armspórt) — a sport
  • Serbo-Croatian: хр̀ва̄ње рукама — a sport
  • Serbo-Croatian: hr̀vānje rukama — a sport
  • Spanish: pulso — a sport
  • Spanish: fuercitas — a sport
  • Spanish: pulseada — a sport
  • Swedish: armbrytning — a sport
  • Tagalog: bunong-braso — a sport
  • Tajik: дастхобонӣ (dastxoboni) — a sport
  • Thai: งัดข้อ (ngát-kɔ̂ɔ) — a sport
  • Turkish: bilek güreşi — a sport
  • Ukrainian: рукоборство (rukoborstvo) — a sport
  • Ukrainian: армрестлінг (armrestlinh) — a sport
  • Uzbek: armrestling — a sport
  • Vietnamese: vật tay — a sport
  • Vietnamese: gồng tay — a sport