noun (n)

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat(noun.act)

  Example:
  We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully.
  

  Synonym:
  grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle
  

  source: wordnet30
• the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  grappling, rassling
  

  source: wordnet30
• Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other.(noun)

  source: webster1913