English

Detailed Synonyms for wrestle in English

wrestle:

to wrestle verb (wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)

  1. to wrestle
    to wrestle
    • wrestle verb (wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)
  2. to wrestle
    – engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate 1
    to wrestle
    – engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate 1
    • wrestle verb (wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)
      • I wrestled with this decision for years1
  3. to wrestle
    – combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force 1
    to wrestle
    – combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force 1
    • wrestle verb (wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)
      • He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority1
  4. to wrestle
    – engage in a wrestling match 1
    to wrestle
    – engage in a wrestling match 1
    • wrestle verb (wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)
      • The children wrestled in the garden1
  5. to wrestle
    – to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) 1
    to twist; to squirm; to wriggle; to worm; to writhe; to wrestle
    – to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) 1
    • twist verb (twists, twisted, twisting)
    • squirm verb (squirms, squirmed, squirming)
    • wriggle verb (wriggles, wriggled, wriggling)
      • The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace1
    • worm verb (worms, wormed, worming)
    • writhe verb (writhes, writhed, writhing)
      • The prisoner writhed in discomfort1
    • wrestle verb (wrestles, wrestled, wrestling)

Conjugations for wrestle:

present
  1. wrestle
  2. wrestle
  3. wrestles
  4. wrestle
  5. wrestle
  6. wrestle
simple past
  1. wrestled
  2. wrestled
  3. wrestled
  4. wrestled
  5. wrestled
  6. wrestled
present perfect
  1. have wrestled
  2. have wrestled
  3. has wrestled
  4. have wrestled
  5. have wrestled
  6. have wrestled
past continuous
  1. was wrestling
  2. were wrestling
  3. was wrestling
  4. were wrestling
  5. were wrestling
  6. were wrestling
future
  1. shall wrestle
  2. will wrestle
  3. will wrestle
  4. shall wrestle
  5. will wrestle
  6. will wrestle
continuous present
  1. am wrestling
  2. are wrestling
  3. is wrestling
  4. are wrestling
  5. are wrestling
  6. are wrestling
subjunctive
  1. be wrestled
  2. be wrestled
  3. be wrestled
  4. be wrestled
  5. be wrestled
  6. be wrestled
diverse
  1. wrestle!
  2. let's wrestle!
  3. wrestled
  4. wrestling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

wrestle [the ~] noun

  1. the wrestle
    the struggle; the wrestle
  2. the wrestle
    the tussling; the struggle; the wrestle; the struggling; the wrestling; the grappling
  3. the wrestle
    – the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat 1
    the wrestling; the grappling; the wrestle; the grapple; the hand-to-hand struggle
    – the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat 1
    • wrestling [the ~] noun
      • we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully1
    • grappling [the ~] noun
      • we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully1
    • wrestle [the ~] noun
      • they had a fierce wrestle1
      • we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully1
    • grapple [the ~] noun
    • hand-to-hand struggle [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "wrestle":

  1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat1
    • they had a fierce wrestle1
    • we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully1
  2. engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate1
    • I wrestled with this decision for years1
  3. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force1
    • He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority1
  4. engage in a wrestling match1
    • The children wrestled in the garden1
  5. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)1

Related Synonyms for wrestle