wrestle

Noun
  1. The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (synset 100623506)
    "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
    is a type of: struggle - strenuous effort
    same as: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling
Verb
  1. Combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force (synset 201095392)
    "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
    is a type of: battle, combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
  2. Engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate (synset 200815157)
    "I wrestled with this decision for years"
    is a type of: consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over - think about carefully; weigh
  3. To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) (synset 201872363)
    "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes: wrench - make a sudden twisting motion
    same as: squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe
  4. Engage in a wrestling match (synset 201507331)
    "The children wrestled in the garden"
    is a type of: contend, fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
    subtypes: mud-wrestle, mudwrestle - wrestle in mud

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