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Wrestle

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Noun

1. grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

Example Sentences:
'they had a fierce wrestle'
'we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully'

Verb

2. wrestle

combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

Example Sentences:
'He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority'

3. wrestle

engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate

Example Sentences:
'I wrestled with this decision for years'

4. squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Example Sentences:
'The prisoner writhed in discomfort'
'The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace'

5. wrestle

engage in a wrestling match

Example Sentences:
'The children wrestled in the garden'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wrestle

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verb
1. 
to fight (another person) by holding, throwing, etc, without punching with the closed fist
2. (intransitive)
to participate in wrestling
3. (when intr, foll by with or against)
to fight with (a person, problem, or thing)
wrestle with one's conscience
4. (transitive)
to move laboriously, as with wrestling movements
5. (transitive) US and Canadian
to throw (an animal) for branding
noun
6. 
the act of wrestling
7. 
a struggle or tussle

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Wrestle

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈwrestled or ˈwrestling
1. 
to struggle hand to hand with an opponent in an attempt to throw or force him or her to the ground without striking blows
2. 
to struggle (with a problem, an opposing force, etc.)
to wrestle with one's conscience
3. 
to struggle (with) in attempting to handle, maneuver, or manipulate something
to wrestle with a canvas sail in a storm
4. 
to engage in the sport of wrestling
verb transitive
5. 
to struggle or fight with by wrestling; wrestle with
6. 
to move, lift, maneuver, etc. with great physical effort
to wrestle a boulder into place
7.  US
in the W U.S., to throw (a calf, etc.) for branding
noun
8. 
the action of wrestling; wrestling bout
9. 
a struggle or contest

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wrestle

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v. wres·tled, wres·tling, wres·tles
v.intr.
1.
a. To try to throw or immobilize another person, especially by gripping with the hands.
b. To engage in the sport of wrestling.
2. To struggle to move or control something with the hands: wrestled with the truck's steering wheel.
3. To struggle in trying to manage, control, or deal with something: wrestling with budget cuts; wrestle with one's conscience.
v.tr.
1.
a. To try to throw or immoblize (someone); wrestle with: wrestled the fugitive to the ground.
b. To take part in a wrestling match with (someone).
c. To take part in (a wrestling match).
2.
a. To move or lift with great effort and force: wrestled the piano up the stairs.
b. To taken (something) away from another by gripping and pulling: wrestled the gun out of the robber's hands.
3. To throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.
n.
1. The act or a bout of wrestling.
2. A struggle: a wrestle with a problem.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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