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English to English noun
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the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat |  | Example: they had a fierce wrestle
we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
source: wordnet30
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A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle. | | source: webster1913 verb
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combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force | | Example: He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority
source: wordnet30
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engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate | | Example: I wrestled with this decision for years
source: wordnet30
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to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | | Example: The prisoner writhed in discomfort
The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
source: wordnet30
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engage in a wrestling match | | Example: The children wrestled in the garden
source: wordnet30
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To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully. | | source: webster1913
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To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling. | | source: webster1913
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