wres|tle

wres|tle
wres|tle «REHS uhl», verb, -tled, -tling, noun.
–v.t.
1. a) to try to throw or force (an opponent) to the ground. b) to engage in (a wrestling match).
2. to contend with in wrestling or as if in wrestling: »

Figurative. I have been wrestling this problem for an hour.

–v.i.
1. to be a contestant in a wrestling match; grapple with an opponent and seek to throw him to the ground.
2. Figurative. to struggle: »

We often wrestle with temptation.

–n.
1. a wrestling match.
2. a struggle: »

Figurative. The body politic…straining every nerve in a wrestle for life or death (Macaulay).

╂[Middle English wrestlen, wrastlen, unrecorded Old English wr (frequentative) < wr see etym. under wres]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wres — wres·tler; wres·tle; …   English syllables

  • tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; …   English syllables

  • arm-wres — arm wres·tle; arm wres·tler; …   English syllables

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  • wrestle — wres|tle [ˈresəl] v [: Old English; Origin: wrAstlian, from wrAstan; WREST] 1.) [I and T] to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing them wrestle with ▪ The two men wrestled with each other. ▪ Police officers wrestled him to the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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