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Noun
S:
(n)
wrestle (wrestle%1:04:00::)
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wrestling (wrestling%1:04:01::)
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grapple (grapple%1:04:00::)
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grappling (grappling%1:04:00::)
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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"
Verb
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::)
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wrestle (wrestle%2:38:00::)
,
wriggle (wriggle%2:38:00::)
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worm (worm%2:38:00::)
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squirm (squirm%2:38:00::)
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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"