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ALL meanings of wrestle

wres·tle
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  • noun wrestle Take part in a fight, either as a sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground. 1
  • verb without object wrestle to engage in wrestling. 1
  • verb without object wrestle to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience. 1
  • verb with object wrestle to contend with in wrestling. 1
  • verb with object wrestle to force by or as if by wrestling. 1
  • verb with object wrestle to throw (a calf or other animal) for branding. 1
  • noun wrestle an act of or a bout at wrestling. 1
  • noun wrestle a struggle. 1
  • intransitive verb wrestle sport: be a wrestler 1
  • intransitive verb wrestle mentally: struggle 1
  • transitive verb wrestle force: into submission 1
  • noun wrestle A wrestling bout. 0
  • verb wrestle (Intransitive Verb) To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest. 0
  • verb wrestle (Intransitive Verb) To struggle or strive. 0
  • verb wrestle (Transitive Verb) To take part in a wrestling match with someone. 0
  • verb wrestle (Transitive Verb) To move or lift something with difficulty. 0
  • verb wrestle (Transitive Verb) To throw a calf etc in order to brand it. 0
  • verb wrestle (Transitive Verb) To fight. 0
  • verb wrestle When you wrestle with a difficult problem, you try to deal with it. 0
  • verb wrestle 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. 0
  • verb wrestle If you wrestle a person or thing somewhere, you move them there using a lot of force, for example by twisting a part of someone's body into a painful position. 0
  • verb wrestle to fight (another person) by holding, throwing, etc, without punching with the closed fist 0
  • verb wrestle to participate in wrestling 0
  • verb wrestle to fight with (a person, problem, or thing) 0
  • verb wrestle to move laboriously, as with wrestling movements 0
  • verb wrestle to throw (an animal) for branding 0
  • noun wrestle the act of wrestling 0
  • noun wrestle a struggle or tussle 0
  • intransitive verb wrestle to struggle hand to hand with an opponent in an attempt to throw or force him or her to the ground without striking blows 0
  • intransitive verb wrestle to struggle (with a problem, an opposing force, etc.) 0
  • intransitive verb wrestle to struggle (with) in attempting to handle, maneuver, or manipulate something 0
  • intransitive verb wrestle to engage in the sport of wrestling 0
  • verb transitive wrestle to struggle or fight with by wrestling; wrestle with 0
  • verb transitive wrestle to move, lift, maneuver, etc. with great physical effort 0
  • verb transitive wrestle in the W U.S., to throw (a calf, etc.) for branding 0
  • noun wrestle the action of wrestling; wrestling bout 0
  • noun wrestle a struggle or contest 0
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