Wres"tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Wrestled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrestling (?).] [OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS.
wr&?;stlian, freq. of wr&?;stan to wrest; akin to OD.
wrastelen to wrestle. See Wrest, v.
t.]
1. To contend, by grappling with, and striving to
trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled
skillfully.
To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that
escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well.
Shak.
Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of
the clavicle from the sternum.
Wiseman.
2. Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to
contend.
Come, wrestle with thy affections.
Shak.
We wrestle not against flesh and blood.
Eph. vi. 12.
Difficulties with which he had himself
wrestled.
M. Arnold.
Wres"tle, v. t. To wrestle with; to seek
to throw down as in wrestling.
Wres"tle, n. A struggle between two
persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a
wrestling match; a struggle.
Whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a
terrible hug broke three of his ribs.
Milton.
Wres"tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Wrestled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrestling (?).] [OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS.
wr&?;stlian, freq. of wr&?;stan to wrest; akin to OD.
wrastelen to wrestle. See Wrest, v.
t.]
1. To contend, by grappling with, and striving to
trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled
skillfully.
To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that
escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well.
Shak.
Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of
the clavicle from the sternum.
Wiseman.
2. Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to
contend.
Come, wrestle with thy affections.
Shak.
We wrestle not against flesh and blood.
Eph. vi. 12.
Difficulties with which he had himself
wrestled.
M. Arnold.
Wres"tle, v. t. To wrestle with; to seek
to throw down as in wrestling.
Wres"tle, n. A struggle between two
persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a
wrestling match; a struggle.
Whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a
terrible hug broke three of his ribs.
Milton.
