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   Wres·tle

   /ˈres(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground: "he wrestled with the intruder before being knocked unconscious"
   • ▪ force (someone) into a particular position by grappling with them or trying to throw to the ground: "the security guards wrestled them to the ground"
   • ▪ move or manipulate (something) in a specified way with difficulty and some physical effort: "she wrestled the keys out of the ignition"
   • 2. struggle with a difficulty or problem: "for over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience"

   noun

   • 1. a wrestling bout or contest: "a wrestle to the death"
   • 2. a hard struggle: "a lifelong wrestle with depression"

   Word Origin Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’.

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