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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.
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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.
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noun
6.
an act of or a bout at wrestling.
7.
a struggle.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
wres·tler, noun
out·wres·tle, verb (used with object), -tled, -tling.
un·wres·tled, adjective
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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 early 13c. Wrestling is attested by c.1100; meaning "sport of grappling and throwing" is attested by early 13c.
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