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wrestle

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the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat(noun.act)

Example:
They had a fierce wrestle.

Synonym:
grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling

source: wordnet30
A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle.(noun)

source: webster1913

combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force(verb.competition)

Example:
He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority.

source: wordnet30
engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate(verb.communication)

Example:
I wrestled with this decision for years.

source: wordnet30
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)(verb.motion)

Synonym:
squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe

source: wordnet30
engage in a wrestling match(verb.contact)

Example:
The children wrestled in the garden.

source: wordnet30
To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.(verb)

source: webster1913
To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.(verb)

source: webster1913

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