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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: (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"