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[ res -uh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈrɛs əl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), wres·tled, wres·tling. to engage in wrestling.
to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience.
verb (used with object), wres·tled, wres·tling. to contend with in wrestling.
to force by or as if by wrestling.
to throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun an act of or a bout at wrestling.
a struggle.
Origin of wrestle 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
OTHER WORDS FROM wrestle wrestler, noun outwrestle, verb (used with object), out·wres·tled, out·wres·tling. un·wres·tled, adjective Words nearby wrestle wrench, Wren, Christopher, Wrens, wren-tit, wrest, wrestle , wrestling, wrest pin, wretch, wretched, Wrexham
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Example sentences from the Web for wrestle 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.
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A recently released app invites users to wrestle with the text of a modern classic.
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Erudite is trying to wrestle control of the government away from Abnegation via nefarious schemes.
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Yet he continued to wrestle with a demon that the Perry Street regular felt sure could be summarized in four syllables.
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And it was also said of him that it was only for hobgoblins to wrestle with the dead.
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They wrestle almost all the time, but Peter is nearly as strong.
Lisbeth Longfrock | Hans Aanrud
They wrestle the length of the hall, and break all before them.
He asked what they wanted him to do, and they asked him to wrestle with some one.
Grettir The Strong | Unknown
Machinery, the product of modern times, is the most powerful enemy that the notion of a Providence has ever had to wrestle with.
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British Dictionary definitions for wrestle verb 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
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun the act of wrestling
a struggle or tussle
Derived forms of wrestle wrestler , noun Word Origin for wrestle Old English wræstlian; related to Middle Dutch wrastelen (Dutch worstelen ), Old Norse rost current, race
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Words related to wrestle contend, tussle, scuffle, grapple, tangle, strive, essay, combat, exert, work, fight, strain, battle, endeavor, grunt