wrestles
Fights for holds
Wrestles is the act of grappling with an opponent to throw or pin them, whether in sport or informal struggle: He wrestles for the varsity team.
The word extends to any difficult engagement: She wrestles with her conscience, The company wrestles with supply chain problems.
To wrestle something away is to wrest it from someone's grasp.
Close-quarters combat technique
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- pinPointed metal fastener
- matFlat floor covering
- singletSleeveless athletic garment
folkstyle · freestyle · Greco-Roman · sumo · jiujitsu · submission · bout · referee
Engages in close combat
- contendsStrives in opposition
- battlesMilitary combat events
- fightsPhysical or verbal conflicts
- tusslesBrief physical struggles
strains · labors · toils · struggles · confronts · tangles · clashes · combats
Power to exert force
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- gripSecure manual hold
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- muscleContractile body tissue
force · power · stamina · endurance · agility · balance · flexibility · conditioning
Forced choice between undesirables
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- doubtLack of firm belief
- decisionSettled course of action
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
temptation · anxiety · uncertainty · conflict · turmoil · ambivalence · indecision · guilt
grappling
Close-quarters combat technique
singlet · folkstyle · freestyle · Greco-Roman · sumo · jiujitsu · submission · bout · referee · reversal
grapples
Engages in close combat
tussles · strains · labors · toils · struggles · confronts · tangles · clashes · combats · resists
strength
Power to exert force
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- gripSecure manual hold
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
muscle · force · power · stamina · endurance · agility · balance · flexibility · conditioning · training
dilemma
Forced choice between undesirables
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- doubtLack of firm belief
- decisionSettled course of action
demons · temptation · anxiety · uncertainty · conflict · turmoil · ambivalence · indecision · guilt · fear
- takes onadopts, assumes, accepts, undertakes, shoulders
wrestlessurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
yields · gives up · submits · capitulates · accepts
- wrestling ringRoped platform for grapplers
- arm wrestlingStrength contest using forearms
- amateur wrestlingUnpaid competitive grappling sport
- arm wrestlersCompetitors in grip contests
- arm wrestleClasp hands, force down
- pro wrestlingStaged athletic performance combat
wrestle, wrestling, wrestler, wrestled, wrestlers, wrestlings