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(noun) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" |
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Synonyms: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling |
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Related Words: struggle |
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(verb) engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years" |
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Related Words: consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over |
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(verb) combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority" |
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Related Words: battle, combat |
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(verb) engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden" |
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Related Words: mudwrestle, struggle |
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(verb) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort." "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace." |
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Synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe |
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Related Words: move, wrench |
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