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1 worstelen
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2 gevecht
n. fight, battle, combat; wrestle; boxing match -
3 vechten
v. fight, battle; combat; wrestle; advance through great effort -
4 worstelen
n. wrestling, sport in which two contestants struggle and try to pin one another to the floor--------v. wrestle, struggle, tussle, scrimmage, contend, flounder, writhe -
5 worsteling
n. wrestle, struggle, tussle, grapple -
6 worstelwedstrijd
n. wrestle -
7 kampen
〈 formeel〉1 contend (with) ⇒ combat/struggle/fight/wrestle (with)♦voorbeelden:met tegenslag te kampen hebben • have to cope with setbacks -
8 sukkelen
1 [telkens weer/aanhoudend ziek(elijk) zijn] be ailing/sickly ⇒ suffer (from something)2 [moeilijkheden ondervinden] struggle/wrestle with4 [onbedoeld terechtkomen/raken] fall♦voorbeelden:(je kan beter naar de dokter gaan,) anders blijf je sukkelen • (you had better go to the doctor) otherwise it'll never get any betterhij sukkelt met zijn gezondheid • he is in bad health2 waarom blijven sukkelen met een tweedehands auto als … • why put up with a second-hand car if …4 in slaap sukkelen • doze/drop off -
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Wrestle — 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.] [1913 Webster] 1. To contend, by grappling with, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrestle — [res′əl; ] often [ ras′əl] vi. wrestled, wrestling [ME wrestlen, wrastlen < OE wræstlian, freq. of wræstan, to twist: see WREST] 1. to struggle hand to hand with an opponent in an attempt to throw or force him or her to the ground without… … English World dictionary
wrestle — wrestle, tussle, grapple, scuffle mean to struggle with an opponent at close quarters. Wrestle basically implies a struggle for mastery by gripping with hands, arms, and legs, often in ways governed by fixed rules; the term connotes the exercise… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Wrestle — Wres tle, v. t. To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrestle — 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. [1913 Webster] Whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a terrible hug broke three of his ribs. Milton … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrestle — index compete, grapple Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wrestle — (v.) O.E. *wræstlian, frequentative of wræstan to wrest (see WREST (Cf. wrest)). Cf. N.Fris. wrassele, M.L.G. worstelen. Figurative sense is recorded from early 13c. Related: Wrestled; wrestling … Etymology dictionary
wrestle — [v] struggle physically or mentally with something battle, combat, contend, endeavor, essay, exert, fight, grapple, grunt, scuffle, strain, strive, tangle, tussle, work; concepts 17,191,208 … New thesaurus
wrestle — ► VERB 1) take part in a fight or contest that involves close grappling with one s opponent. 2) struggle with a difficulty or problem. 3) extract or manipulate (an object) with difficulty and some physical effort. ► NOUN 1) a wrestling bout or… … English terms dictionary
wrestle — [[t]re̱s(ə)l[/t]] wrestles, wrestling, wrestled 1) VERB When you wrestle with a difficult problem, you try to deal with it. [V with n] Delegates wrestled with the problems of violence and sanctions... [V with n] We re wrestling with a recession … English dictionary
wrestle — UK [ˈres(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms wrestle : present tense I/you/we/they wrestle he/she/it wrestles present participle wrestling past tense wrestled past participle wrestled 1) to fight by holding and pushing someone but … English dictionary