1. wrestling - noun
· the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
Synonym(s): wrestle, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle
Hypernym(s): struggle
2. wrestling - noun
· the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
Synonym(s): rassling, grappling
Hypernym(s): contact_sport
3. wrestle - verb
· combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
4. wrestle - verb
· engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
Hypernym(s): consider, debate, moot, turn_over, deliberate
5. wrestle - verb
· to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
Synonym(s): writhe, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
Hypernym(s): move
6. wrestle - verb
· engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"
Hypernym(s): contend, fight, struggle
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