wrestle
to engage in wrestling.
to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience.
to contend with in wrestling.
to force by or as if by wrestling.
to throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.
an act of or a bout at wrestling.
a struggle.
Origin of wrestle
1Other words from wrestle
- wrestler, noun
- outwrestle, verb (used with object), out·wres·tled, out·wres·tling.
- un·wres·tled, adjective
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How to use wrestle in a sentence
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.
A recently released app invites users to wrestle with the text of a modern classic.
Erudite is trying to wrestle control of the government away from Abnegation via nefarious schemes.
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The children never wrestle or pull each other about, either in sport or earnest.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe Widow crept noiselessly out of the room, and left her to wrestle with her grief as she could.
I had the right to expect from her the mild interest attached to those who wrestle with their misfortune.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasA most trying thing it was to a man who carried the burden of the future in his soul—to have to wrestle with an obstinate stomach!
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairHe had not a sufficient grasp upon his mighty subject—nor for that matter had he freedom to get by himself and wrestle it out.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for wrestle
/ (ˈrɛsəl) /
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
the act of wrestling
a struggle or tussle
Origin of wrestle
1Derived forms of wrestle
- wrestler, noun
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