a competition between two people to find out who is stronger, in which they sit opposite each other and place an elbow on a table between them. Each holds the other’s hand and tries to force their arm down onto the table to win.
Synonyms and related words
Boxing and wrestling
arm-wrestling
bantamweight
bare-knuckle
arm-wrestling
noun uncountable
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a competition between two people to find out who is stronger, in which they sit opposite each other and place an elbow on a table between them. Each holds the other’s hand and tries to force their arm down onto the table to win.