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wrestle

/ wrestle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
"they had a fierce wrestle"
"we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
Type of:
struggle
Derived:
grapple grip
verb Sense 2
engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
"I wrestled with this decision for years"
Type of:
consider debate moot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
"He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
Type of:
battle combat
Derived:
wrestler grappler matman
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
engage in a wrestling match
"The children wrestled in the garden"
Type of:
fight struggle
Kinds of:
mudwrestle mud-wrestle
Derived:
wrestling grapple grappling hand-to-hand struggle rassling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
wrench
Derived:
twist wrench tornado twister wiggler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
61%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
2
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struggle consider debate moot battle combat fight mudwrestle mud-wrestle move wrench