- wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle - the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
--1 is a kind of struggle
Derived form: verb wrestle4 - wrestling, rassling, grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
--2 is a kind of contact sport
--2 has parts: wrestling hold
--2 has particulars: flying mare; professional wrestling; sumoDerived form: verb wrestle4
- wrestle - combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
--1 is one way to battle, combat
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wrestler1
Somebody ----s PP
- wrestle - engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
--2 is one way to consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
Sample sentence:
Sam wants to wrestle with Sue
- writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist - 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"
--3 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- wrestle - engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"
--4 is one way to fight, struggle
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun wrestle1, noun wrestling1, noun wrestling2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist - 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"