English noun: wrestle | |||
1. | wrestle (act) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | ||
Samples | They had a fierce wrestle. We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully. | ||
Synonyms | grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | struggle | ||
English verb: wrestle | |||
1. | wrestle (competition) combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force | ||
Samples | He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | battle, combat | ||
2. | wrestle (communication) engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate | ||
Samples | I wrestled with this decision for years. | ||
Examples | Sam wants to wrestle with Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over | ||
3. | wrestle (motion) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||
Samples | The prisoner writhed in discomfort. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace. | ||
Synonyms | squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | wrench | ||
4. | wrestle (contact) engage in a wrestling match | ||
Samples | The children wrestled in the garden. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contend, fight, struggle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mud-wrestle, mudwrestle | ||