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RESL/ˈresl/

To wrestle is to fight by holding and throwing, or to struggle with a problem (wrestle with): wrestle with a spreadsheet, wrestle with the raw file. Struggle is everyday; a rounded abstract is not a count.

Meaning

To fight by holding and throwing; also to struggle with a problem (wrestle with).

Examples

• “Wrestle with the raw file; a rounded abstract is not a count.”
• “Struggle is everyday. Grapple is the close twin. An abstract is a summary. A file is methods. Open the file; then round the sentence.”

Good to know

Struggle physically, or with a problem. Close: grapple. A rounded abstract ≠ a count.

Near in meaning

grapple

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