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wrestle
What does wrestle mean?
wrestle (verb): to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce wrestle?
/ˈɹɛsəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does wrestle come from?
The verb is derived from Middle English wrestlen, wrastlen (“to engage in grappling combat or sport, struggle, wrestle; to twist and turn, squirm, wriggle, writhe; (figurative) to contend, grapple with, struggle”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to wrestle
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “wrestle” mean?
to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat
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to make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known
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to clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred
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to interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying
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