Definitions of wrestle:

  • noun:   the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
    Example: "They had a fierce wrestle"
  • verb:   engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
    Example: "I wrestled with this decision for years"
  • verb:   combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
    Example: "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
  • verb:   engage in a wrestling match
    Example: "The children wrestled in the garden"
  • verb:   to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)