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wres⋅tle
[res-uh
l]
verb, -tled, -tling, noun –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
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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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
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.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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