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: wrestling , grapple , grappling , hand-to-hand struggle ]
wrestle (n.)
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority'
engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; I wrestled with this decision for years'
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); The prisoner writhed in discomfort; The child tried to wriggle free from his aunts embrace
engage in a wrestling match; The children wrestled in the garden'