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- Dictionarywres·tle/ˈres(ə)l/
verb
- 1. take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground: "he wrestled with the intruder before being knocked unconscious"
- 2. struggle with a difficulty or problem: "for over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience"
noun
- 1. a wrestling bout or contest: "a wrestle to the death"
- 2. a hard struggle: "a lifelong wrestle with depression"
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The meaning of WRESTLE is to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance. How to use wrestle in a sentence.
to fight with someone ( especially as a sport) by holding them and trying to throw them to the ground: He has wrestled professionally for five years. The police officer tackled the man and wrestled him to the ground. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fighting sports. aikido. all-in wrestling. arm-wrestling. armlock. bantamweight. feint.
noun. an act of or a bout at wrestling. a struggle. wrestle. / ˈrɛsəl / verb. to fight (another person) by holding, throwing, etc, without punching with the closed fist. intr to participate in wrestling. whenintr, foll by with or against to fight with (a person, problem, or thing) wrestle with one's conscience.
noun. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat. “they had a fierce wrestle ” synonyms: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling. see more. verb. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe. see more. verb. engage in a wrestling match.
to fight with someone ( especially as a sport) by holding them and trying to throw them to the ground: He has wrestled professionally for five years. The police officer tackled the man and wrestled him to the ground. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fighting sports. aikido. all-in wrestling. arm-wrestling. armlock. bantamweight.
Definition of wrestle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To try to throw or immobilize another person, especially by gripping with the hands. b. To engage in the sport of wrestling. 2. To struggle to move or control something with the hands: wrestled with the truck's steering wheel. 3.
1. to struggle hand to hand with an opponent in an attempt to throw or force him or her to the ground without striking blows. 2. to struggle ( with a problem, an opposing force, etc.) to wrestle with one's conscience. 3. to struggle ( with) in attempting to handle, maneuver, or manipulate something.
WRESTLE definition: to fight with someone by holding them and trying to push them to the ground. Learn more.
wrestle. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English wres‧tle /ˈresəl/ verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing them wrestle with The two men wrestled with each other.
