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wres⋅tle

  [res-uhl] verb, -tled, -tling, noun
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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.
–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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Wrestle

Wres"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrestling.] [OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS. wr?stlian, freq. of wr?stan to wrest; akin to OD. wrastelen to wrestle. See Wrest, v. t.]

1. To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.

To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well. --Shak.

Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum. --Wiseman.

2. Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.

Come, wrestle with thy affections. --Shak.

We wrestle not against flesh and blood. --Eph. vi. 12.

Difficulties with which he had himself wrestled. --M. Arnold.

Wrestle

Wres"tle\, v. t. To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.

Wrestle

Wres"tle\, n. A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle.

Whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a terrible hug broke three of his ribs. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : wrestle
Spanish: luchar con, *contra,
German: ringen,
Japanese: 格闘する
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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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Wrestle

(Eph. 6:12). See GAMES.

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