worstelen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
- wrestle verb To grapple with an opponent, trying to throw or pin them down, often as a sport.
- wrestling noun A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
Senses
worstelen is used for these senses in English:
- grapple (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- struggle To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
- wrestle To grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.
- wrestling sport
grapple — full definition
- verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- verb To grip or wrestle with someone or something physically.
- noun A hooked tool or clawed device used to grab and hold onto something, such as another boat.
struggle — full definition
- verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
- noun A hard and prolonged effort or fight, often against difficult odds.