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wrestlewrestle /ˈrɛsəl/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYwrestleOrigin: Old English wræstlian, from wræstan; ➔ WREST VERB TABLEwrestle |
| Present | I, you, we, they | wrestle | | he, she, it | wrestles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wrestled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wrestled | | he, she, it | has wrestled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wrestled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wrestle | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wrestled |
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| Present | I | am wrestling | | he, she, it | is wrestling | | you, we, they | are wrestling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was wrestling | | you, we, they | were wrestling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wrestling | | he, she, it | has been wrestling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wrestling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wrestling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wrestling |
► wrestled ... to the ground Two officers wrestled her to the ground (=pushed her down to the ground and held her). THESAURUShit people► fight to use physical force, for example hitting or kicking, or weapons to try to hurt someone: The children fought and pushed in line. She and her brother used to fight like cats and dogs (=fight violently). ► struggle to fight someone who is holding you, in order to get away: “Let me go!” I shouted and began to struggle. ► battle to keep fighting hard until one person or group wins. Used especially in writing: Protesters battled police through the night. ► clash if groups of people clash, they have a short fight. Used especially in news reports: Demonstrators in the financial district have clashed with police. ► scuffle to fight with another person for a short time: The two men scuffled outside the bar. ► brawl if a group of people brawl, they fight noisily and violently: The two teams brawled on the field after the game. ► tussle to fight in a way that is not very violent, especially as a way of playing with someone: The boy tussled with his uncle on the living room floor. ► wrestle to fight by holding someone and trying to push him or her to the ground: A security guard managed to wrestle the thief to the ground. ► box to fight someone while wearing big leather gloves, as a sport: He began to box as a boy and later competed in the Olympics. 1to fight someone by holding onto and pulling or pushing someone: The boys wrestled in the dirt.wrestle with The men started wrestling with each other. Two officers wrestled her to the ground (=pushed her down to the ground and held her).► see thesaurus at fight12to take part in the sport of wrestlingwrestle with something phrasal verb1to try to deal with or find a solution to a difficult problem: The city has been wrestling with the housing issue for years.2to have difficulty controlling or holding something that is very large, heavy, or difficult to use: She was wrestling with a large box. |