What does Wrestle mean?
Definitions for Wrestle
ˈrɛs əlwres·tle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Wrestle.
Princeton's WordNet
wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggleverb
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
"they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
wrestleverb
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
"He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
wrestleverb
engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
"I wrestled with this decision for years"
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twistverb
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"
wrestleverb
engage in a wrestling match
"The children wrestled in the garden"
Wiktionary
wrestlenoun
A wrestling bout.
wrestlenoun
A struggle.
wrestleverb
To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest
wrestleverb
To struggle or strive
wrestleverb
To take part in a wrestling match with someone
wrestleverb
To move or lift something with difficulty
wrestleverb
To throw a calf etc in order to brand it
wrestleverb
To fight
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Wrestleverb
Etymology: from wrest.
You have lost the sight of good wrestling. William Shakespeare.
If ever he goes alone again, I’ll never wrestle for prize more. William Shakespeare, As you like it.
Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternon. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
To play or wrestle well, it should be used with those that do it better. William Temple.
None in the leap spring with so strong a bound,
Or firmer in the wrestling press the ground. Alexander Pope.I persuaded them, if they lov’d Benedick,
To wish him wrestle with affection,
And never to let Beatrice know of it. William Shakespeare.He knew not how to wrestle with desperate contingencies, and so abhorred to be entangled in such. Edward Hyde.
Wikipedia
wrestle
Wrestling is a sport of physical engagement between two unarmed persons, in which each wrestler strives to obtain a position of advantage over their opponent. Wrestling involves different grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Many different wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports and military systems. The sport can either be genuinely competitive or sportive entertainment (see professional wrestling). Wrestling comes in different forms such as freestyle, Greco-Roman, judo, sambo, folkstyle, catch, submission, sumo, pehlwani, shuai jiao and others. Wrestling first appeared in the ancient Olympic Games as an event during the 18th Olympiad in 708 BC.There are a wide range of styles with varying rules, with both traditional historic and modern styles. The term wrestling is attested in late Old English, as wræstlunge (glossing palestram).
ChatGPT
wrestle
Wrestle is a sport or activity that involves two persons struggling hand-to-hand attempting to subdue each other using particular techniques and physical strength and without the use of weapons or equipment. It can also refer to a personal struggle or emotionally grappling with a difficult issue or situation.
Webster Dictionary
Wrestleverb
to contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully
Wrestleverb
hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend
Wrestleverb
to wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling
Wrestlenoun
a struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle
Etymology: [OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS. wrstlian, freq. of wrstan to wrest; akin to OD. wrastelen to wrestle. See Wrest, v. t.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wrestle
res′l, v.i. to contend by grappling and trying to throw the other down: to struggle: to apply one's self keenly to: (Scot.) to pray earnestly.—v.t. to contend with in wrestling.—n. a bout at wrestling: a struggle between two to throw each other down.—ns. Wrest′ler; Wrest′ling, the sport or exercise of two persons struggling to throw each other to the ground in an athletic contest governed by certain fixed rules—catch-hold, ground-wrestling, catch-as-catch-can, back-hold, &c. [A.S. wrǽstlian; a freq. of wrǽstan, to wrest.]
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Anagrams for Wrestle »
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Wrestle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Wrestle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Wrestle in a Sentence
Honestly, we didn't really wrestle with Bonnie Lower much at all, we had talked about Bonnie Lower, that if we had the opportunity to open, we would open.
Reason can wrestle and overthrow terror.
As my grandmother told me — never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, but the pig likes it. So ignore him and vote, Florida!”
I'm like,' Okay, I can not put up with what the tabloids are saying today, I can't put up with other people's opinions of even family relationships, what they say about my family,' that's painful to hear and so in those times I just have to go back to,' Okay, wait I'm not defined by what everyone's saying today, I'm not defined by these things, my identity is only found in Jesus Christ and because of who I am in Jesus Christ now, it doesn't matter.' I don't have to worry about other people's opinions of me and I think that's something that I wrestle with and I think my family wrestles with.
He would wrestle with them. He really got into that, the wrestling and playing. He'd carry them around on his back.
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- تصارعArabic
- zápasitCzech
- ringenGerman
- πάληGreek
- lucharSpanish
- paini, painiottelu, punnertaa, tapella, painia, kaataa, kamppailu, kamppaillaFinnish
- lutterFrench
- wrakseljeWestern Frisian
- לְהִתגוֹשֵׁשׁHebrew
- 格闘Japanese
- whātōtōMāori
- worstelenDutch
- побороться, бороться, упорная борьбаRussian
- rvatiSerbo-Croatian
- БоротисяUkrainian
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