Meaning of "wrestle" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of wrestle

1. (n) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

2. (v) engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"

3. (v) combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

4. (v) engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

5. (v) 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"

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