near-falls

A form of near-fall — A wrestling maneuver where shoulders are pinned to the mat for between one and two seconds. Alternatively a two second approach of shoulders to within two inches of the mat also counts for scoring.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of near-fall
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