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wrestle
[ res-uhl ]
/ ˈrɛs əl /
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verb (used without object), wres·tled, wres·tling.
to engage in wrestling.
to contend, as in a struggle for mastery; grapple: to wrestle with one's conscience.
verb (used with object), wres·tled, wres·tling.
noun
an act of or a bout at wrestling.
a struggle.
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Origin of wrestle
before 1100; Middle English wrestlen, wrastlen (v.), Old English *wrǣstlian (compare Old English wrǣstlere wrestler), frequentative of wrǣstan to wrest; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German worstelen
OTHER WORDS FROM wrestle
wrestler, nounoutwrestle, verb (used with object), out·wres·tled, out·wres·tling.un·wres·tled, adjectiveWords nearby wrestle
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British Dictionary definitions for wrestle
wrestle
/ (ˈrɛsəl) /
verb
noun
the act of wrestling
a struggle or tussle
Derived forms of wrestle
wrestler, nounWord Origin for wrestle
Old English wræstlian; related to Middle Dutch wrastelen (Dutch worstelen), Old Norse rost current, race
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