| VERB | competition | wrestle | combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | wrestle | engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate | |
| motion | wrestle, writhe, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling) | |
| contact | wrestle | engage in a wrestling match | |
| NOUN | act | wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle | the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat |
| Sounds | reh'sahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they had a fierce wrestle" | |
| Synonyms | wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle | |
| Broader | struggle | strenuous effort |
| Spanish | acareamiento, careo, confrontación, lucha libre, lucha | |
| Catalan | acarament, confrontació, lluita lliure, lluita | |
| Verbs | wrestle | engage in a wrestling match |
| Meaning | combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" | |
| Broader | battle, combat | Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
| Spanish | luchar | |
| Nouns | wrestler | combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground |
| Meaning | Engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam wants to wrestle with Sue | |
| Example | "I wrestled with this decision for years" | |
| Broader | consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate | think about carefully |
| Spanish | luchar | |
| Meaning | To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | writhe, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist | |
| Narrower | wrench | make a sudden twisting motion |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | retorcerse, retorcer, serpentear, torcer, trenzar, zigzaguear | |
| Catalan | cargolar-se, retorçar, retòrcer, serpejar, serpentejar, torçar, tòrcer, trenar | |
| Meaning | Engage in a wrestling match. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The children wrestled in the garden" | |
| Narrower | mudwrestle, mud-wrestle | wrestle in mud |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Spanish | luchar | |
| Nouns | wrestle, wrestling | the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat |
| wrestling | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | |
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