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- Dictionarywrestle/ˈrɛsl/
verb
- 1. take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground: "he wrestled with the intruder before being knocked unconscious"
- 2. struggle with a difficulty or problem: "for over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience"
noun
- 1. a wrestling bout or contest: "a wrestle to the death"
- 2. a hard struggle: "a lifelong wrestle with depression"
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to fight with someone ( especially as a sport) by holding them and trying to throw them to the ground: He has wrestled professionally for five years. The police officer tackled the man and wrestled him to the ground. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fighting sports. aikido. all-in wrestling. arm-wrestling. armlock. bantamweight. feint.
1. : to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance. 2. : to combat an opposing tendency or force. wrestling with his conscience. 3. : to engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate. 4. : to engage in or as if in a violent or determined struggle. wrestling with cumbersome luggage. transitive verb. 1.
Wrestle definition: to engage in wrestling.. See examples of WRESTLE used in a sentence.
to fight with someone ( especially as a sport) by holding them and trying to throw them to the ground: He has wrestled professionally for five years. The police officer tackled the man and wrestled him to the ground. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fighting sports. aikido. all-in wrestling. arm-wrestling. armlock. bantamweight.
Definitions of wrestle. noun. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat. “they had a fierce wrestle ” synonyms: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling. see more. verb. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe. see more. verb.
Definition of wrestle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to struggle hand to hand with an opponent in an attempt to throw or force him or her to the ground without striking blows. 2. to struggle ( with a problem, an opposing force, etc.) to wrestle with one's conscience. 3. to struggle ( with) in attempting to handle, maneuver, or manipulate something.
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.
If you wrestle with someone, you fight them by forcing them into painful positions or throwing them to the ground, rather than by hitting them. Some people wrestle as a sport. [...]
Jun 2, 2024 · wrestle (third-person singular simple present wrestles, present participle wrestling, simple past and past participle wrestled) ( intransitive ) To contend , with an opponent , by grappling and attempting to throw , immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest .
