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Wrestle

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(1):

(v. t.) To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.

(2):

(v. t.) Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.

(3):

(v. t.) To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.

(4):

(n.) A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wrestle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wrestle.html. 1828.
 
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