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Ringen — 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

Ringen is used for these senses in English:

  • grapple The act of grappling. (uncountable)
  • grapple (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
  • 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

  1. verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
  2. verb To grip or wrestle with someone or something physically.
  3. noun A hooked tool or clawed device used to grab and hold onto something, such as another boat.

wrestle — full definition

  1. verb To grapple with an opponent, trying to throw or pin them down, often as a sport.
  2. verb To struggle with a difficult problem or decision.

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