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to wrestle
01
to engage in a physical competition involving holds, maneuvers, and grappling, often as part of a sport or for recreation
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
wrestle
3rd person singular
wrestles
Present participle
wrestling
Past simple
wrestled
Past participle
wrestled
Examples
Athletes often wrestle in competitions to demonstrate strength and skill.
02
to struggle in an effort to overcome a challenging or opposing force
Intransitive: to wrestle with a challenge
Examples
The team currently wrestles with the challenges of adapting to the new business environment.
03
to think deeply or struggle mentally with a complex idea, decision, or problem
Intransitive: to wrestle with a thought or idea
Examples
She wrestled with the idea of leaving her job for months before making a decision.
04
to handle or move something with difficulty, often requiring physical strength or effort
Transitive: to wrestle sth somewhere
Examples
He wrestled the heavy box onto the shelf, struggling with its weight.
Wrestle
01
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
wrestles
Lexical Tree
wrestler
wrestling
wrestle
