overwrestle

verb

Etymology

From over- + wrestle.

  1. inherited from *wreyt- — “to twist
  2. inherited from *wraistijaną — “to turn; to twist, wrest
  3. inherited from wrǣstlian — “to wrestle
  4. inherited from wrestlen,wrastlen — “to engage in grappling combat or sport, struggle, wrestle; to twist and turn, squirm, wriggle, writhe; (figurative) to contend, grapple with, struggle
  5. prefixed as overwrestle — “over + wrestle

Definitions

  1. To defeat or overcome by wrestling.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA