Wrestle - Definition
wrestle
n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had
a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling
with the bully" [syn: wrestle, wrestling, grapple,
grappling, hand-to-hand struggle]
v 1: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He
wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
2: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled
with this decision for years"
3: 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" [syn:
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]
4: engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the
garden"