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S: (n) wrestle (wrestle%1:04:00::), wrestling (wrestling%1:04:01::), grapple (grapple%1:04:00::), grappling (grappling%1:04:00::), hand-to-hand struggle (hand-to-hand_struggle%1:04:00::) (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) struggle (struggle%1:04:00::) (strenuous effort) "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

S: (n) effort (effort%1:04:01::), elbow grease (elbow_grease%1:04:00::), exertion (exertion%1:04:00::), travail (travail%1:04:00::), sweat (sweat%1:04:00::) (use of physical or mental energy; hard work) "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

S: (n) labor (labor%1:04:00::), labour (labour%1:04:00::), toil (toil%1:04:00::) (productive work (especially physical work done for wages)) "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

S: (n) work (work%1:04:00::) (activity directed toward making or doing something) "she checked several points needing further work"

S: (n) activity (activity%1:04:00::) (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"

S: (n) act (act%1:03:00::), deed (deed%1:03:00::), human action (human_action%1:03:00::), human activity (human_activity%1:03:00::) (something that people do or cause to happen)

S: (n) event (event%1:03:00::) (something that happens at a given place and time)

S: (n) psychological feature (psychological_feature%1:03:00::) (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)

S: (n) abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::), abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::) (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

W: (v) wrestle (wrestle%2:35:00::) [Related to: wrestle, wrestling] (engage in a wrestling match) "The children wrestled in the garden"
W: (v) grapple (grapple%2:35:01::) [Related to: grapple, grappling] (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match) "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

S: (v) wrestle (wrestle%2:33:01::) (combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force) "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
S: (v) wrestle (wrestle%2:32:00::) (engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate) "I wrestled with this decision for years"
S: (v) writhe (writhe%2:38:00::), wrestle (wrestle%2:38:00::), wriggle (wriggle%2:38:00::), worm (worm%2:38:00::), squirm (squirm%2:38:00::), twist (twist%2:38:01::) (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 (wrestle%2:35:00::) (engage in a wrestling match) "The children wrestled in the garden"