Wrestle

"Wrestle" in Finnish

kamppailu

(situation in which people compete with each other — see also contest, struggle)

kamppailu

(action of contending or struggling)

paini

(fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground)

paini

(situation in which people compete with each other — see also contest, struggle)

painiottelu

(fight or struggle between people during which they grapple or otherwise contend with each other in order to throw or force their opponent to the ground)

kaataa

(To throw down (a calf or other livestock animal) for branding)

kamppailla

((transitive) to contend with or move (someone) into or out of a position by grappling; to overcome (someone) by grappling)

kamppailla

((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle))

painia

((transitive) to take part in (a wrestling bout or match))

painia

((transitive) to engage in (a contest or struggle))

painia

((intransitive) to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat)

punnertaa

((transitive) to move or manipulate (something) using physical effort, usually with some difficulty or opposition; (intransitive) to move or manipulate something using physical effort)

vääntää

((transitive) to contend with or move (someone) into or out of a position by grappling; to overcome (someone) by grappling)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.