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Wrestle Common

Wrestle has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"they had a fierce wrestle"

"we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

2

A wrestling bout.

Verb
1

combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

"He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

2

engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate

"I wrestled with this decision for years"

3

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

"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"

"The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

4

engage in a wrestling match

"The children wrestled in the garden"

5

To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest

Example Sentences
"they had a fierce wrestle" noun
"we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" noun
"He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" verb
"I wrestled with this decision for years" verb
"The prisoner writhed in discomfort" verb
"The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" verb
"The children wrestled in the garden" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
struggle battle consider move contend
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
wrench mudwrestle
Rhyming Words
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