wrestle
/'resl/
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Definition
Noun:
- A physical contest or fight involving grappling and close bodily contact: "wrestle" refers to the act or instance of engaging in a structured or informal wrestling match, a sport or struggle where opponents try to overpower each other.
- A difficult struggle or effort: Figuratively, it can describe any intense, prolonged effort to deal with a challenging problem or situation.
Verb:
- To engage in the sport or activity of wrestling: To grapple physically with an opponent, trying to force them to the ground or into a position of submission.
- To struggle physically with something or someone: To move with forceful, twisting motions, especially when trying to free oneself or gain control.
- To struggle mentally or emotionally with a difficult issue: To engage in deep, effortful thought, consideration, or internal conflict about a problem or decision.
- To strive to overcome or master something: To combat or contend persistently against an opposing force, tendency, or feeling.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The two brothers had a friendly wrestle on the lawn.
- Writing the final chapter was a real wrestle with my ideas.
Verb (Physical):
- The athletes wrestle for three rounds.
- She had to wrestle the heavy box up the stairs.
Verb (Mental/Figurative):
- I wrestled with the math problem for hours before finding the solution.
- He wrestled with his conscience over whether to tell the truth.
Advanced Usage
"to wrestle with": to struggle physically or mentally against something.
- She continues to wrestle with the complexities of the new software.
- The fisherman wrestled with the giant marlin for over an hour.
"to wrestle down": to subdue or bring under control through a struggle.
- The security guard managed to wrestle down the intruder.
Variants and Related Words
Wrestler (n): a person who takes part in the sport of wrestling.
- The wrestler trained rigorously for the championship.
Wrestling (n): the sport or activity of grappling and trying to throw or pin an opponent.
- Greco-Roman wrestling is an Olympic sport.
Synonyms
- Grapple: to engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons.
- Struggle: to make a forceful effort to get free or to achieve something.
- Contend: to struggle to surmount a difficulty or rival.
- Writhe: to make twisting, squirming movements (especially in pain or discomfort).
Related Phrasal Verbs
Wrestle away: to obtain something by struggling or with great effort.
- He wrestled the gun away from the attacker.
Wrestle into: to force something into a place or position with difficulty.
- We wrestled the old sofa into the moving truck.
Related Idioms
Wrestle with an angel: to engage in a profound moral or spiritual struggle (from the biblical story of Jacob).
- He felt like he was wrestling with an angel, trying to decide the right path.
Wrestle a bear: (informal) to take on an extremely difficult or daunting task.
- Trying to fix that old engine is like wrestling a bear.
Noun
- the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
Verb
- engage in a wrestling match
- The children wrestled in the garden
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
- engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
- I wrestled with this decision for years
- combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
- He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority