nnoun.actthe act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combatSynset:grapple grappling hand-to-hand struggle wrestling
Examples:- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
Derivationally Related Form:grapplewrestle
Hypernyms:struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:wrestlestruggleeffortlaborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.competitioncombat to overcome an opposing tendency or forceExamples:- He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority
Derivationally Related Form:wrestler
Hypernyms:battle combat
Inherited Hypernyms:wrestlebattlecontend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationengage in deep thought, consideration, or debateExamples:- I wrestled with this decision for years
Hypernyms:consider debate deliberate moot turn over
Inherited Hypernyms:wrestleconsiderhash outtalk oftalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | Sam wants to --- with Sue (apply to: wrestle)
vverb.motionto move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)Synset:squirm twist worm wriggle writhe
Examples:- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
Derivationally Related Form:wrigglewrigglertwistersquirmtwistsquirmer
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:writhemove
Direct Hyponyms:wrench
Full Troponyms:wrench
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: writhe) | The streets --- with crowds (apply to: writhe)
vverb.contactengage in a wrestling matchExamples:- The children wrestled in the garden
Derivationally Related Form:wrestlingwrestle
Hypernyms:contend fight struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:wrestlecontend
Direct Hyponyms:mud-wrestlemudwrestle
Full Troponyms:mudwrestle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP