wrestle
/ˈrɛsəl/
noun
- A physical fight or struggle, especially as a sport.
- After a short wrestle, the puppy escaped from my arms.
- The wrestle lasted only a few seconds before one player pinned the other.
- The championship wrestle was the highlight of the evening.
- A difficult struggle or effort to deal with something.
- She had a wrestle with her fear of heights before climbing the ladder.
- The project turned into a wrestle with tight deadlines.
- Choosing a career was a real wrestle for him.
verb
- To fight by holding, pushing, and trying to force someone to the ground, often as a sport.
- The two boys wrestled playfully in the backyard.
- In gym class, we learned how to wrestle safely.
- She wrestled her opponent to the mat and won the match.
- To struggle or try hard to deal with a difficult problem or situation.
- He wrestled with the math problem for an hour before solving it.
- The company is wrestling with a major financial crisis.
- She wrestled with her conscience before telling the truth.
- To move or pull something with great effort.
- They wrestled the heavy sofa up the narrow stairs.
- The firefighters wrestled the hose into position.
- I wrestled the lid off the jar, but it was stuck tight.