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Wrestle vs Wrassle - What's the difference?

wrestle | wrassle |

As verbs the difference between wrestle and wrassle

is that 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 while wrassle is .

As a noun wrestle

is a wrestling bout.

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

    • Anagrams

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    wrassle

    English

    Verb

    (wrassl)
  • * 1937 , , Their Eyes Were Watching God , Harper Perennial (2000), page 84:
    • Poor Jody! He ought not to have to wrassle in there by himself.