wrestle

[ res-uh l ]

/ ˈrɛs əl /

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verb (used without object), wres·tled, wres·tling.

to engage in wrestling.

to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience.

verb (used with object), wres·tled, wres·tling.

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.

Origin of wrestle

before 1100; Middle English wrestlen, wrastlen (v.), Old English *wrǣstlian (compare Old English wrǣstlere wrestler), frequentative of wrǣstan to wrest; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German worstelen

OTHER WORDS FROM wrestle

wres·tler, noun out·wres·tle, verb (used with object), out·wres·tled, out·wres·tling. un·wres·tled, adjective

Words nearby wrestle

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Example sentences from the Web for wrestle

She squinted, blinked sporadically, and tilted her head, as if straining to wrestle answers from her brain.

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“We do have to wrestle with the fact that the army already has them on the ground,” she said.

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Yet he continued to wrestle with a demon that the Perry Street regular felt sure could be summarized in four syllables.

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And it was also said of him that it was only for hobgoblins to wrestle with the dead.

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They wrestle almost all the time, but Peter is nearly as strong.

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They wrestle the length of the hall, and break all before them.

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He asked what they wanted him to do, and they asked him to wrestle with some one.

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Machinery, the product of modern times, is the most powerful enemy that the notion of a Providence has ever had to wrestle with.

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British Dictionary definitions for wrestle

wrestle

/ (ˈrɛsəl) /

verb

to fight (another person) by holding, throwing, etc, without punching with the closed fist

(intr) to participate in wrestling

(when intr, 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) US and Canadian to throw (an animal) for branding

noun

the act of wrestling

a struggle or tussle

Derived forms of wrestle

wrestler, noun

Word Origin for wrestle

Old English wræstlian; related to Middle Dutch wrastelen (Dutch worstelen), Old Norse rost current, race

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wrestle

verb (used without object), wres·tled, wres·tling.

verb (used with object), wres·tled, wres·tling.

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wrestle

verb (used without object), wres·tled, wres·tling.

verb (used with object), wres·tled, wres·tling.

noun

Origin of wrestle

OTHER WORDS FROM wrestle

Words nearby wrestle

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