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wrestled wrestled definition

wrestled


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wrestle 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  wrestle 
 
  Sense  3 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  wrench 
 
  Sense  4 
  wrestle 
  =>  mudwrestle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wrestle 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  wrestle 
 
  Sense  3 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  wrench 
 
  Sense  4 
  wrestle 
  =>  mudwrestle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  wrestle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  wrestle 
 
  4  senses  of  wrestle 
 
  Sense  1 
  wrestle 
  =>  battle,  combat 
 
  Sense  2 
  wrestle 
  =>  consider,  debate,  moot,  turn  over  deliberate 
 
  Sense  3 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  4 
  wrestle 
  =>  struggle 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  wrestle 
 
  wrestle  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  wrestle 
 
  Sense  1 
  wrestle 
  =>  battle,  combat 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  wrestle 
  =>  consider,  debate,  moot,  turn  over  deliberate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  wrestle 
  =>  struggle 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wrestle 
 
  The  verb  wrestle  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  wrestle  --  (combat  to  overcome  an  opposing  tendency  or  force;  "He  wrestled  all  his  life  with  his  feeling  of  inferiority") 
  2.  (1)  wrestle  --  (engage  in  deep  thought,  consideration,  or  debate;  "I  wrestled  with  this  decision  for  years") 
  3.  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist  --  (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.") 
  4.  wrestle  --  (engage  in  a  wrestling  match;  "The  children  wrestled  in  the  garden") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wrestle 
 
  The  verb  wrestle  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  wrestle  --  (combat  to  overcome  an  opposing  tendency  or  force;  "He  wrestled  all  his  life  with  his  feeling  of  inferiority") 
  2.  (1)  wrestle  --  (engage  in  deep  thought,  consideration,  or  debate;  "I  wrestled  with  this  decision  for  years") 
  3.  writhe,  wrestle,  wriggle,  worm,  squirm,  twist  --  (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.") 
  4.  wrestle  --  (engage  in  a  wrestling  match;  "The  children  wrestled  in  the  garden") 



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