arm wrestling

UK/ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/US/ˈɑɹm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/

noun

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.

Meanings

nounarm wrestling (uncountable)

alternative arm-wrestling

  1. uncountableA 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.
verb

alternative arm-wrestling

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of arm wrestle

Translations

Afrikaans armdruk
  • armdruka sport
Arabic مُصَارَعَة ذراعية
  • مُصَارَعَة ذراعيةa sport
Bulgarian канадска борба
  • канадска борба (kanadska borba)a sport
Catalan torcebraç
  • torcebraça sport
Chinese Cantonese 拗手瓜
  • 拗手瓜 (aau² sau² gwaa¹)a sport
Chinese Mandarin 比腕力, 掰手腕
  • 比腕力 (bǐwànlì)a sport
  • 掰手腕 (bāishǒuwàn)a sport
  • 扳手勁 /扳手劲 (bānshǒujìn)a sport
  • 掰腕子 (bāiwànzi)a sport
Czech sportovní přetláčení rukou, přetláčení
  • sportovní přetláčení rukoua sport
  • přetláčenía sport
  • pákaa sport
Danish armlægning
  • armlægninga sport
Dutch armworstelen, armpje drukken
  • armworstelena sport
  • armpje drukkena sport
Esperanto pojnduelo
  • pojndueloa sport
Estonian käesurumine
  • käesuruminea sport
Finnish kädenvääntö
  • kädenvääntöa sport
French bras de fer
  • bras de fera sport
German Armdrücken, Armwrestling
  • Armdrückena sport
  • Armwrestlinga sport
Greek μπρα-ντε-φέρ, μπραντεφέρ
  • μπρα-ντε-φέρ (bra-nte-fér)a sport
  • μπραντεφέρ (brantefér)a sport
  • πάλη βραχίονα (páli vrachíona)a sport
  • χειροπάλη (cheiropáli)a sport
Hebrew הוֹרָדֵת יָדַיִם, הוֹרָדֵת ידיים
  • הוֹרָדֵת יָדַיִםa sport
  • הוֹרָדֵת ידייםa sport
Hungarian karbirkózás, szkander
  • karbirkózása sport
  • szkandera sport
Icelandic sjómaður
  • sjómaðura sport
Indonesian panco
  • pancoa sport
Italian braccio di ferro
  • braccio di ferroa sport
Japanese アームレスリング, 腕相撲
  • アームレスリング (āmu resuringu)a sport
  • 腕相撲 (udezumō)a sport
Korean 팔씨름
  • 팔씨름 (palssireum)a sport
Norwegian Bokmål håndbak
  • håndbaka sport
Persian مچاندازی, مچ اندازی
  • مچاندازیa sport
  • مچ اندازیa sport
Polish siłowanie na rękę, siłowanie się
  • siłowanie na rękęa sport
  • siłowanie sięa sport
  • siłowanie się na rękęa sport
Portuguese queda de braço, braço de ferro
  • queda de braçoa sport
  • braço de ferroa sport
  • luta de braçoa sport
  • quebra de braçoa sport
Romanian skandenberg, skanderbeg
  • skandenberga sport
  • skanderbega sport
Russian борьба́ на рука́х, армре́стлинг
  • борьба́ на рука́х (borʹbá na rukáx)a sport
  • армре́стлинг (armrɛ́stling)a sport
  • рукобо́рье (rukobórʹje)a sport
  • армспо́рт (armspórt)a sport
Spanish pulso, fuercitas
  • pulsoa sport
  • fuercitasa sport
  • pulseadaa sport
Swedish armbrytning
  • armbrytninga sport
Tagalog bunong-braso
  • bunong-brasoa sport
Thai งัดข้อ
  • งัดข้อ (ngát-kɔ̂ɔ)a sport
Turkish bilek güreşi
  • bilek güreşia sport
Ukrainian рукоборство, армрестлінг
  • рукоборство (rukoborstvo)a sport
  • армрестлінг (armrestlinh)a sport
Vietnamese vật tay, gồng tay
  • vật taya sport
  • gồng taya sport
Cite this entry
APA

arm wrestling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arm%20wrestling

MLA

“arm wrestling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arm%20wrestling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arm wrestling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arm%20wrestling.

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