Engelsk navneord: wrestle | |||
1. | wrestle (om handling) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They had a fierce wrestle. We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | struggle | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: wrestle | |||
1. | wrestle (om konkurrence) combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | battle, combat | ||
2. | wrestle (om kommunikation) engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I wrestled with this decision for years. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam wants to wrestle with Sue | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over | ||
3. | wrestle (om bevægelse) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The prisoner writhed in discomfort. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | move | ||
Mere specifikke termer | wrench | ||
4. | wrestle (om relation) engage in a wrestling match | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The children wrestled in the garden. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | contend, fight, struggle | ||
Mere specifikke termer | mud-wrestle, mudwrestle | ||