Definitions
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- noun A physical sport or game in which two contestants each rest an
arm on a single surface by theelbow only and push on each other's lockedhands , until the loser is unable to keep his arm up anywhere in the air as the winner forces it down on the surface. - verb to compete in an arm-wrestle.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Like beating your dad in an arm-wrestle, this has been an oddly deflating victory.
Sky generation is beginning to miss Richard Keys and Andy Gray | Barney Ronay 2011
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D.C. and the A-T-L will arm-wrestle for the fourth seed, the winner earning home-court advantage in the first round.
Hawks tip off NBA season with No. 4 playoff seed in sight - sports 2009
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They will play a territorial game, their pack will invite an arm-wrestle wherever possible, their midfield will run in straight lines and Foden and Ashton will simply have to show some initiative if they want to get in on the act.
Jonny Wilkinson primes England blunderbuss to blast Irish hopes | John Harrington 2011
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It was nice to see a candidate or a "non-candidate" who didn't seem, well, particularly at ease in front of a camera, who made awkward, bad jokes, who at one point seemed to be challenging Michelle Obama or Barbara Bush to arm-wrestle.
I watched Mitt Romney talk Palin, 2012 on Jay Leno -- and enjoyed it Alexandra Petri 2010
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Rather than arm-wrestle him, Sara left her hand in his.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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While Democrats are still short of the 60-vote threshold, they will likely arm-wrestle a few senators into voting in favor of closing debate, even if those same legislators ultimately vote against the bill.
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Rather than arm-wrestle him, Sara left her hand in his.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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Her father is very energetic; at home, he used to sprawl out on the floor to arm-wrestle with his friends.
The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010
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‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ stars Kristen Bell and Jason Segel talk naked breakups, the comic-book character Kristen would love to play, and the joys of Disneyland … plus the two of them arm-wrestle, live!
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Rather than arm-wrestle him, Sara left her hand in his.
Black Magic Cherry Adair 2010
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