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Wrastle vs Wrestle - What's the difference?

wrastle | wrestle |

As verbs the difference between wrastle and wrestle

is that wrastle is to wrestle while wrestle is to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest.

As a noun wrestle is

a wrestling bout.

wrastle

English

Verb

(wrastl)
  • (obsolete, or, UK, dialect, or, US, colloquial) To wrestle.
  • Who wrastleth best naked, with oil enoint. — Chaucer.
    (Webster 1913)

    wrestle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (eye dialect)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wrestling bout.
  • A struggle.
  • Verb

    (wrestl)
  • To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest
  • To struggle or strive
  • To take part in a wrestling match with someone
  • To move or lift something with difficulty
  • To throw a calf etc in order to brand it
  • To fight
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