paini — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- 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
paini is used for these senses in English:
- grapple A close hand-to-hand struggle.
- wrestle (figurative) A situation in which people compete with each other; a contest, a struggle.
- wrestle A fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent 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.
wrestle — full definition
- verb To grapple with an opponent, trying to throw or pin them down, often as a sport.
- verb To struggle with a difficult problem or decision.