wrestle

Meanings

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
  • "they had a fierce wrestle"
• 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)
• engage in a wrestling match
  • "The children wrestled in the garden"

Synonyms

grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, squirm, twist, worm, wrestling, wriggle, writhe