"wrestling" in the noun sense

1. 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"

2. wrestling, rassling, grappling

the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

"wrestling" in the verb sense

1. wrestle

combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

"He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

2. wrestle

engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate

"I wrestled with this decision for years"

3. 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"

4. wrestle

engage in a wrestling match

"The children wrestled in the garden"

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