wrestle
     n : the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had
         a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and
         wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestling}, {grapple}, {grappling},
          {hand-to-hand struggle}]
     v 1: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He
          wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
     2: engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I
        wrestled with this decision for years"
     3: 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" [syn:
         {writhe}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {squirm}, {twist}]
     4: engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the
        garden"
Source: WordNet® 2.0