wrestle
verb
[ ˈrɛs(ə)l ]
• take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground.
• "he wrestled with the intruder before being knocked unconscious"
• struggle with a difficulty or problem.
• "for over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience"
Similar:
grapple,
fight,
struggle,
wrangle,
contend,
vie,
battle,
combat,
scuffle,
tussle,
jostle,
brawl,
clash,
get to grips,
come to grips,
scrap,
wrestle
noun
• a wrestling bout or contest.
• "a wrestle to the death"
• a hard struggle.
• "a lifelong wrestle with depression"
Origin:
Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’.
