wrestle
wrestle Lexical Profile
wrestle Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To engage in a physical contest or struggle with an opponent by grappling and trying to throw or pin them to the ground.
"The two athletes will wrestle for the state title this Saturday evening."
To struggle intensely to solve a difficult problem, make a decision, or overcome an emotional or moral dilemma.
"The committee had to wrestle with the ethical implications of the new policy for several months."
To move, lift, or manipulate a heavy or unwieldy object with great physical effort.
"It took three people to wrestle the antique sofa up the narrow staircase."
• noun
A bout of grappling with an opponent, or an intense physical or mental struggle.
"Winning the championship required a long wrestle with both skilled opponents and self-doubt."
• Rhymes for wrestle
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English wræstlian, a frequentative derivative of wræstan ('to twist or wrench'), related to Modern English 'wrest'.