wrestled

We have found lemma(root) word of wrestled : wrestle.

Definitions


[ˈrɛsl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground
(e.g: he wrestled with the intruder before being knocked unconscious)

- struggle with a difficulty or problem
(e.g: for over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’


[ˈrɛsl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a wrestling bout or contest
(e.g: a wrestle to the death)

- a hard struggle
(e.g: a lifelong wrestle with depression)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’




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