Meaning & Definition of Wrestle in English

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

• "They had a fierce wrestle"

• "We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

1. Combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

• "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

2. Engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate

• "I wrestled with this decision for years"

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

• "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"

• "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

4. Engage in a wrestling match

• "The children wrestled in the garden"