wrestle
noun
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- they had a fierce wrestle
- we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
verb
1. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
- He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority
Definition categories: competition, battle, combat
2. engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
- I wrestled with this decision for years
Definition categories: communication, consider, debate, deliberate, moot
3. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Similar word(s): squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe
Definition categories: motion, move
4. engage in a wrestling match
- The children wrestled in the garden