wrestle.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground esp. as an athletic sport under a code of rules.
2 a hard struggle.

--v.

1 intr. (often foll. by with) take part in a wrestle.
2 tr. fight (a person) in a wrestle (wrestled his opponent to the ground).
3 intr. a (foll. by with, against) struggle, contend. b (foll. by with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.).
4 tr. move with efforts as if wrestling.

wrestler n. wrestling n. [OE (unrecorded) wróstlian: cf. MLG wrostelen, OE wraxlian]

wrestle.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr.
1 force or wrench away from a person's grasp.
2 (foll. by from) obtain by effort or with difficulty.
3 distort into accordance with one's interests or views (wrest the law to suit themselves).

--n.

archaic a key for tuning a harp or piano etc.

wrest-block (or -plank) the part of a piano or harpsichord holding the wrest-pins. wrest-pin each of the pins to which the strings of a piano or harpsichord are attached. [OE wróstan f. Gmc, rel. to WRIST]

wrestle.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground esp. as an athletic sport under a code of rules.
2 a hard struggle.

--v.

1 intr. (often foll. by with) take part in a wrestle.
2 tr. fight (a person) in a wrestle (wrestled his opponent to the ground).
3 intr. a (foll. by with, against) struggle, contend. b (foll. by with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.).
4 tr. move with efforts as if wrestling.

wrestler n. wrestling n. [OE (unrecorded) wróstlian: cf. MLG wrostelen, OE wraxlian]

wrestle.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr.
1 force or wrench away from a person's grasp.
2 (foll. by from) obtain by effort or with difficulty.
3 distort into accordance with one's interests or views (wrest the law to suit themselves).

--n.

archaic a key for tuning a harp or piano etc.

wrest-block (or -plank) the part of a piano or harpsichord holding the wrest-pins. wrest-pin each of the pins to which the strings of a piano or harpsichord are attached. [OE wróstan f. Gmc, rel. to WRIST]

wrestle.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground esp. as an athletic sport under a code of rules.
2 a hard struggle.

--v.

1 intr. (often foll. by with) take part in a wrestle.
2 tr. fight (a person) in a wrestle (wrestled his opponent to the ground).
3 intr. a (foll. by with, against) struggle, contend. b (foll. by with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.).
4 tr. move with efforts as if wrestling.

wrestler n. wrestling n. [OE (unrecorded) wróstlian: cf. MLG wrostelen, OE wraxlian]

wrestle.html - {v. phr.} To cause damage; ruin something. * /His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company./