Noun

• S: (n) wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle (the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat) "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
• S: (n) wrestling, rassling, grappling (the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down)

Verb

• S: (v) wrestle (combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force) "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
• S: (v) wrestle (engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate) "I wrestled with this decision for years"
• S: (v) writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)) "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
• S: (v) wrestle (engage in a wrestling match) "The children wrestled in the garden"