wrestle in English dictionary

  • wrestle

    Meanings and definitions of "wrestle"

    • A wrestling bout.
    • A struggle.
    • (intransitive) To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest
    • (intransitive) To struggle or strive
    • (transitive) To take part in a wrestling match with someone
    • (transitive) To move or lift something with difficulty
    • (transitive) To throw a calf etc in order to brand it
    • (transitive) To fight
    • noun
      A wrestling bout.
    • noun
      A struggle.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To struggle or strive
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take part in a wrestling match with someone
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move or lift something with difficulty
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To throw a calf etc in order to brand it
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To fight
    • to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw
    • To combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force.
    • To engage in a wrestling match.
    • noun
      the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
    • verb
      combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
    • verb
      engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"
    • verb
      engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
    • verb
      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"

    Synonyms of "wrestle" in English dictionary

    worm, combat, hand-to-hand struggle are the top synonyms of "wrestle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of wrestle

    • wrestle ( plural  wrestles)
    • wrestle ( third-person singular simple present wrestles, present participle wrestling, simple past and past participle wrestled)
    • wrestle (plural wrestles)
    • wrestle (third-person singular simple present wrestles, present participle wrestling, simple past and past participle wrestled)
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