Synonyms: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling
Definition: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
Usage: they had a fierce wrestle; we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
Similar words: struggle
Definition: strenuous effort
Usage: the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her
Synonyms: wrestle
Definition: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
Usage: I wrestled with this decision for years
Similar words: debate, deliberate, consider, moot, turn over
Definition: think about carefully; weigh
Usage: They considered the possibility of a strike; Turn the proposal over in your mind
Synonyms: wrestle
Definition: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
Usage: He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority
Definition: battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
Usage: The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq; We must combat the prejudices against other races; they battled over the budget
Synonyms: wrestle
Definition: engage in a wrestling match
Usage: The children wrestled in the garden
Similar words: fight, contend, struggle
Definition: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Usage: the tribesmen fought each other; Siblings are always fighting; Militant groups are contending for control of the country
Synonyms: worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, twist, squirm
Definition: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Usage: The prisoner writhed in discomfort; The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right