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wrestle
[ res-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to engage in wrestling.
- to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple:
to wrestle with one's conscience.
verb (used with object)
- to contend with in wrestling.
- to force by or as if by wrestling.
- to throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.
noun
- an act of or a bout at wrestling.
- a struggle.
wrestle
/ ˈɛə /
verb
- to fight (another person) by holding, throwing, etc, without punching with the closed fist
- intr to participate in wrestling
- whenintr, foll by with or against to fight with (a person, problem, or thing)
wrestle with one's conscience
- tr to move laboriously, as with wrestling movements
- tr to throw (an animal) for branding
noun
- the act of wrestling
- a struggle or tussle
Derived Forms
- ˈɰٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ɰt noun
- dzܳwt verb (used with object) outwrestled outwrestling
- ܲ·ɰt adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wrestle1
Example Sentences
For the next day, as I wrestled with whether to stay or to go, I contemplated my mother’s influence.
Even with the support of her colleagues, Munn wrestled with other challenges on a show that often depicts her character in intimate situations.
Bunting, nicknamed 'Bullet', reeled off the next three legs and even though Aspinall remained in touch he was unable to wrestle back the momentum.
Rather than feeling fearful about the US tariff, Robinsons Brothers reckons it may help the West Bromwich-based organic chemicals firm wrestle back American customers from cheaper overseas rivals.
It was a fair question, one both creators wrestled with.
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