| slovo | definícia |
wrestle
(encz) | wrestle,potýkat se Zdeněk Brož |
wrestle
(encz) | wrestle,zápasit v: Pavel Machek |
wrestle
(encz) | wrestle,zápolit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Wrestle
(gcide) | Wrestle \Wres"tle\, v. t.
To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.
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Wrestle
(gcide) | 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.
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Whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a
terrible hug broke three of his ribs. --Milton.
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Wrestle
(gcide) | 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.]
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1. To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or
throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.
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To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that
escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him
well. --Shak.
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Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of
the clavicle from the sternum. --Wiseman.
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2. Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
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Come, wrestle with thy affections. --Shak.
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We wrestle not against flesh and blood. --Eph. vi.
12.
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Difficulties with which he had himself wrestled.
--M. Arnold.
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wrestle
(wn) | wrestle
n 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" [syn: wrestle, wrestling, grapple,
grappling, hand-to-hand struggle]
v 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" [syn:
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]
4: engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the
garden" |
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sumo wrestler
(encz) | sumo wrestler, n: |
wrestle
(encz) | wrestle,potýkat se Zdeněk Brožwrestle,zápasit v: Pavel Machekwrestle,zápolit v: Zdeněk Brož |
wrestled
(encz) | wrestled, |
wrestler
(encz) | wrestler,borec n: Zdeněk Brožwrestler,zápasník n: Petr Prášek |
Overwrestle
(gcide) | Overwrestle \O`ver*wres"tle\, v. t.
To subdue by wrestling. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Wrestled
(gcide) | 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.]
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1. To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or
throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.
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To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that
escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him
well. --Shak.
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Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of
the clavicle from the sternum. --Wiseman.
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2. Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
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Come, wrestle with thy affections. --Shak.
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We wrestle not against flesh and blood. --Eph. vi.
12.
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Difficulties with which he had himself wrestled.
--M. Arnold.
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Wrestler
(gcide) | Wrestler \Wres"tler\, n. [AS. wr[=ae]stlere.]
One who wrestles; one who is skillful in wrestling.
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mud-wrestle
(wn) | mud-wrestle
v 1: wrestle in mud; "some people enjoy watching people who
mudwrestle" [syn: mudwrestle, mud-wrestle] |
mudwrestle
(wn) | mudwrestle
v 1: wrestle in mud; "some people enjoy watching people who
mudwrestle" [syn: mudwrestle, mud-wrestle] |
sumo wrestler
(wn) | sumo wrestler
n 1: a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of
wrestling); "sumo wrestlers are large heavy men" |
wrestle
(wn) | wrestle
n 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" [syn: wrestle, wrestling, grapple,
grappling, hand-to-hand struggle]
v 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" [syn:
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]
4: engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the
garden" |
wrestler
(wn) | wrestler
n 1: combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground [syn:
wrestler, grappler, matman] |
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