wrestle
Third Person
wrestles
Present Participle
wrestling
Past Tense
wrestled
Past Participle
wrestled
1
to engage in a physical competition involving holds, maneuvers, and grappling, often as part of a sport or for recreation
- Athletes often wrestle in competitions to demonstrate strength and skill.
- Friends may playfully wrestle during recreational activities.
- The team is currently wrestling in the championship.
- Students have recently wrestled to qualify for upcoming matches.
- Last night, the competitors wrestled in an intense match.
2
to struggle in an effort to overcome a challenging or opposing force
- The team currently wrestles with the challenges of adapting to the new business environment.
- In the upcoming project, they will likely wrestle with unforeseen obstacles and find innovative solutions.
- The artist is currently wrestling with creative blocks, searching for inspiration to overcome them.
- Individuals often wrestle with their fears as they strive to achieve personal and professional goals.
- The workers wrestled with the machinery, attempting to fix the malfunction.
3
to think deeply or struggle mentally with a complex idea, decision, or problem
- She wrestled with the idea of leaving her job for months before making a decision.
- They spent hours wrestling with their decision, unable to reach a clear conclusion.
- He wrestled with his feelings of guilt, unsure how to move forward.
- The philosophers wrestled with questions of morality and free will for centuries.
- They wrestled with the proposal, trying to find a way to make it work for everyone.
4
to handle or move something with difficulty, often requiring physical strength or effort
transitive
- He wrestled the heavy box onto the shelf, struggling with its weight.
- After hours of trying, they finally wrestled the couch into the narrow doorway.
- She had to wrestle the suitcase up the stairs, exhausted by its weight.
- The cyclist wrestled the bike out of the mud, using all his strength to pull it free.
- She wrestled the stubborn suitcase into the car trunk, squeezing it in with force.