Definitions for wrestle

Definitions for (noun) wrestle

Main entry: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling

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

Usage: they had a fierce wrestle; we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully


Definitions for (verb) wrestle

Main entry: wrestle

Definition: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate

Usage: I wrestled with this decision for years


Main entry: wrestle

Definition: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

Usage: He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority


Main entry: wrestle

Definition: engage in a wrestling match

Usage: The children wrestled in the garden


Main entry: worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, twist, squirm

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

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


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