wrestler

wres·tle

W0237500 (rĕs′əl)v. wres·tled, wres·tling, wres·tles v.intr.1. a. To try to throw or immobilize another person, especially by gripping with the hands.b. To engage in the sport of wrestling.2. To struggle to move or control something with the hands: wrestled with the truck's steering wheel.3. To struggle in trying to manage, control, or deal with something: wrestling with budget cuts; wrestle with one's conscience.v.tr.1. a. To try to throw or immoblize (someone); wrestle with: wrestled the fugitive to the ground.b. To take part in a wrestling match with (someone).c. To take part in (a wrestling match).2. a. To move or lift with great effort and force: wrestled the piano up the stairs.b. To taken (something) away from another by gripping and pulling: wrestled the gun out of the robber's hands.3. To throw (a calf or other animal) for branding.n.1. The act or a bout of wrestling.2. A struggle: a wrestle with a problem.

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[Middle English wrestlen, from Old English *wrǣstlian, frequentative of wrǣstan, to twist; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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wres′tler n.

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wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the groundgrappler, matmanbantamweight - weighs 115-126 poundsbattler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting)featherweight - weighs 126-139 poundsflyweight - weighs no more than 115 poundsheavyweight - a wrestler who weighs more than 214 poundslight heavyweight - a wrestler who weighs 192-214 poundslightweight - a wrestler who weighs 139-154 poundsmiddleweight - a wrestler who weighs 172-192 poundssumo wrestler - a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling); "sumo wrestlers are large heavy men"welterweight - a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds

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摔跤运动员摔跤选手

wrestle

(ˈresl) verb1. to struggle physically (with someone), especially as a sport. 摔角 摔跤2. to struggle (with a problem etc). I've been wrestling with the office accounts. 絞盡腦汁 全力对付ˈwrestler noun a person who takes part in the sport of wrestling. 摔角手 摔跤运动员

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