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- pronunciation:
- re
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
wrestles, wrestling, wrestled |
definition 1: |
to engage in the sport of wrestling, or to grapple as if in that sport.
These two great athletes will be wrestling in the sports arena tonight.The two brothers wrestled on the living room couch.- synonyms:
- grapple
- similar words:
- fight, scuffle, struggle, tussle
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definition 2: |
to contend or struggle (usu. fol. by "with").
He wrestled with the huge Christmas tree.She is wrestling with a difficult problem right now.- synonyms:
- battle, contend, fight, grapple, struggle
- similar words:
- labor, tussle
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related words: |
brawl, clinch, oppose, tug |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to engage in a wrestling match with.
He'll wrestle him again next week.- similar words:
- fight
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definition 2: |
to force into some position, attitude, or the like by or as if by wrestling.
He wrestled his brother to the floor.He wrestled his scattered thoughts into order.- similar words:
- tackle, throw
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related words: |
tug |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an act or instance of wrestling, esp. a wrestling match.
Two guys started arguing at the bar and it turned into a wrestle.- similar words:
- bout, grapple, match, meet, tackle
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definition 2: |
a struggle.
Getting the food to where it was needed was a wrestle.- synonyms:
- fight, struggle
- similar words:
- battle, scuffle, tug of war, tussle
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related words: |
agony |
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derivation: |
wrestler (n.) |
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