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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 | ||
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