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Meanings of wrestle in inglés

portugués
luta
catalán
lluita lliure
español
confrontación

The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat.

confrontación
portugués
estrebuchar
catalán
trenar
español
retorcer

To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

retorcer
Usage of wrestle in inglés
1
I can wrestle even better this year than I could last year.
The Guardian
2
He learned to wrestle after he enlisted in the Free State Army.
The new yorker
3
It has come to our attention that you would wish to wrestle.
A singular man
4
We grappled pretty tightly, and in the wrestle the gun went off.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 13
5
Sometimes we just need to let the other person wrestle with it.
Introvert power: why your inner life is your hidden strength
6
He would soon have plenty of time to wrestle with his regrets.
Shadow zone
7
The pastiest milquetoast emerges ready to scale oil rigs and wrestle crocodiles.
The Irish Times
8
They wrestle in the snow and icy water shakes from the trees.
The Guardian
9
However, 1540 spectators still turned up to witness the captivating arm wrestle.
News.com.au
10
In the long wrestle between her nature and his, she had conquered.
Marcella
11
Elisandra shrieked, and Kent leaped forward, trying to wrestle his father aside.
Summers at Castle Auburn
12
Youth then said Bout's off then, only professionals wrestle with shoes on.
The new yorker
13
Would you wrestle another human between a lead belayer and the wall?
Climbing Magazine
14
You may not be able to wrestle her back into your car.
Fortunate harbor
15
I thought of trying to wrestle the book from her hands .
Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
16
Then Kintaro consenting, the hare and the monkey began to wrestle again.
Japanese Fairy Tales
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Wrestle through the time
Wrestle across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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