wrestling Definition

wrestle
verb wrestled, wrestling

tr & intr
1a. To fight by trying to grip, throw and pinion one's opponent;

Thesaurus: struggle, tussle, grapple, scuffle, vie, fight.
tr & intr
1b. To force someone into some position in this way;
tr & intr
1c. To do this as a sport.
intr
2. To struggle intensely.
intr
3. To move or proceed with great effort.
4. To apply oneself keenly to it.

Form: wrestle with something (usually)

noun

1. A spell of wrestling.
2. A struggle.

Derivative: wrestler
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon wrestlian.

Phrasal Verb: wrestle with or against someone or something

To struggle or fight with, or confront them or it.

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wrestling
noun

1. The activity of wrestlers.
2. The sport or exercise, governed by certain fixed rules, in which two people wrestle (verb 1).