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Wrestled

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wres⋅tle

  [res-uhl] verb, -tled, -tling, noun
Use Wrestled in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in wrestling.
2. to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience.
–verb (used with object)
3. to contend with in wrestling.
4. to force by or as if by wrestling.
5. to throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.
–noun
6. an act of or a bout at wrestling.
7. a struggle.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME wrestlen, wrastlen (v.), OE *wrǣstlian (cf. OE wrǣstlere wrestler), freq. of wrǣstan to wrest; c. MD, MLG worstelen

Related forms:
wrestler, noun
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wres·tle   (rěs'əl)   
v.   wres·tled, wres·tling, wres·tles

v.   intr.

  1. To contend by grappling and attempting to throw or immobilize one's opponent, especially under contest rules.

  2. To contend or struggle: wrestling with budget cuts.

  3. To strive in an effort to master something: wrestle with one's conscience.

v.   tr.

    1. To take part in (a wrestling match).

    2. To take part in a wrestling match with.

  2. To move or lift with great effort and force: wrestled the piano up the stairs.

  3. To throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.

n.  

  1. The act or a bout of wrestling.

  2. A struggle.


[Middle English wrestlen, from Old English *wrǣstlian, frequentative of wrǣstan, to twist; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
wres'tler n.
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Word Origin & History

wrestle 
O.E. *wræstlian, frequentative of wræstan "to wrest" (see wrest). Cf. N.Fris. wrassele, M.L.G. worstelen. Fig. sense is recorded from 1225. Wrestling is attested by c.1100; meaning "sport of grappling and throwing" is attested by c.1225.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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