Close and Wrestle

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Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Wrestle and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrestle" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Wrestle verb - To seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery.

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Close and wrestle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Wrestle".

Nearby Words: wrest, wrestled, wrestling, wresting, wrestler

Because in few seconds after trolls begin punch and wrestle there's usually no one close enough to overhear quiet speech.

Source: Make It Look Like a Struggle
In close-quarters combat, it also allows the shooter to deliver a punch with his pistol and keep control of it away from an opponent who might try to knock or wrestle it away.

Source: Film / Man on Fire
Notably, Punk wrestled his last match in ROH against Cabana — echoing retirement matches where a close friend of the performer would wrestle their last match with them, like Trish Stratus and Lita did at Unforgiven 2006.

Source: Wrestling / Colt Cabana

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