[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wrestle \wres"tle\, n.
   a struggle between two persons to see which will throw the
   other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a
   struggle.
   1913 webster

         whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a
         terrible hug broke three of his ribs.    --milton.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wrestle \wres"tle\, v. i. imp.  p. p. wrestled; p. pr.  vb.
   n. wrestling. oe. wrestlen, wrastlen, as. wr?stlian,
   freq. of wr?stan to wrest; akin to od. wrastelen to wrestle.
   see wrest, v. t.
   1913 webster
   1. to contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or
      throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.
      1913 webster

            to-morrow, sir, i wrestle for my credit, and he that
            escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him
            well.                                 --shak.
      1913 webster

            another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of
            the clavicle from the sternum.        --wiseman.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
      1913 webster

            come, wrestle with thy affections.    --shak.
      1913 webster

            we wrestle not against flesh and blood. --eph. vi.
                                                  12.
      1913 webster

            difficulties with which he had himself wrestled.
                                                  --m. arnold.
      1913 webster
see also:
wrestled wrestling wrest 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wrestle \wres"tle\, v. t.
   to wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wrestle
     n : the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had
         a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and
         wrestling with the bully" syn: wrestling, grapple, grappling,
          hand-to-hand struggle
     v 1: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "he
          wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
     2: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "i
        wrestled with this decision for years"
     3: 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" syn:
         writhe, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
     4: engage in a wrestling match; "the children wrestled in the
        garden"
see also:
wrestling grapple grappling hand-to-hand struggle writhe wriggle 
worm squirm twist 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 moby thesaurus words for "wrestle":
   agonize, battle, box, brawl, broil, buffet, clash, close, collide,
   combat, come to blows, contend, contest, cut and thrust, duel,
   endeavor, essay, exchange blows, exert, fence, feud, fight,
   fight a duel, give and take, give satisfaction, grapple,
   grapple with, grunt and sweat, hassle, huff and puff, jostle,
   joust, labor, mix it up, moil, quarrel, rassle, riot, run a tilt,
   scramble, scuffle, skirmish, spar, strain, stretch, strive,
   struggle, thrust and parry, tilt, toil, tourney, travail, tussle,
   wage war, war, work

[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

wrestle
   eph. 6:12. see games.
   
see also:
games 

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