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US
/ˈɹɛsəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɹˈɛsəl/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɛsəl/ ]
VERB
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combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority -
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
The prisoner writhed in discomfort
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace -
engage in a wrestling match
The children wrestled in the garden -
engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
I wrestled with this decision for years
NOUN
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the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
they had a fierce wrestle
we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
How To Use wrestle In A Sentence
- When big recording stars like the B-52's, Rosanne Cash and Salt-N-Pepa come together to make a benefit album, major labels wrestle for the chance to issue it, right? When Politics Doesn't Play
- I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler. Socrates
- Then Hay wrestled a nylon bag crammed with playthings from the cargo space behind the third passenger seat.
- Lessard leads a double life as a wrestler in the Ontario wrestling circuit and a UW grad student in CS; certainly a feat to behold.
- Was he frustrated at having to wrestle with the "twiddled" data that Jones & Co. had given him? Latest Articles
- Those two pilots physically wrestled the plane down with all four legs straining at the brakes. Times, Sunday Times
- Five women and their partners wrestle with the demands of impending parenthood, and discover that it's not as easy as the books make it out to be. The Sun
- Armed guards wrestled with the intruder.
- Another friend, a champion wrestler, kept a poster on the wall of the basement where he worked out with weights. Christianity Today
- And for still others there is the proof that sumo wrestlers cheat. Times, Sunday Times
