wrestling
English meaning: Wrestling
Definition
To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest
Example
“He took up wrestling in high school and won a state title.”
Another example: “She spent the night wrestling with the decision to move abroad.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The activity or present participle of 'wrestle': either the combat sport of grappling, or, figuratively, struggling with a difficult problem ('wrestling with a decision'). General register; the sport sense is everyday, the figurative one slightly literary.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'wrastlian', a frequentative of 'wraestan' (to wrest, twist); the noun use as a sport is centuries old.
Synonyms
- grapple
- wrestle
- grappling
- rassling
- hand-to-hand struggle
Related Words
- wcw
- libre
- nonstop
- wrestle
- xtreme
- awa
- wwe
- promotions
- scripted
- crockett
Common Collocations
- professional wrestling
- wrestling match
- arm wrestling
- wrestling with a problem
- mud wrestling
- wrestling ring
Word Forms
wrestle (v); wrestled; wrestling; wrestler (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
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- Indo-European
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