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wrestle

Dictionary definition · wrestle

noun

  1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat"they had a fierce wrestle"

verb

  1. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force"He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
  2. engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate"I wrestled with this decision for years"
  3. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"
  4. engage in a wrestling match"The children wrestled in the garden"

Similar words

grapplegrapplinghand-to-hand strugglewrestlingsquirmtwistwormwrigglewrithe

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).