wrestle

Meaning

Noun

1. A wrestling bout.
2. A struggle.

Verb

1. To contend with an opponent by grappling, throwing, or pinning, either as sincere unarmed combat or as a sport.
2. To struggle or strive.
3. To take part in a wrestling match with someone.
4. To move (a person offering resistance) into or out of some position by wrestling or grappling.
5. To move, lift, or take (something), despite difficulty or opposition.
6. To throw (a calf, etc.) in order to brand it.

Synonyms

fight

struggle

grapple

wrestling

🤼

battle

contend

worm

🪱

twist

squirm

combat

wriggle

grappling

war

scuffle

writhe

conflict

strive

tussle

strife

hug

hand-to-hand struggle

scrap

slither

snake

🐍

spiral

tackle

tug-of-war

vie

wage war

wind

wrangle

wreathe

fight against

grapple with

throw down

circumvolute

have a wrestle

wrestle together

agonize

play fight

argue

bandy

bout

brawl

clash

contest

convulse

corkscrew

curl

dogfight

embrace

fidget

grab

lay down

match

overthrow

quarrel

quash

repress

scramble

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛ.səl/

Etymology

From Middle English wrestlen, wrastlen (also as wraxlen), from Old English wræstlian, wraxlian (“to contend, wrestle”); corresponding to wrest + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wrosselje (“to contend, wrestle”), West Frisian wrakselje (“to wrestle”), Middle Dutch wrastelen (“to wrestle”), Middle Low German wrostelen (“to wrestle”).