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wrestle

1. wres.tle \'res-*l, 'ras-\ \-(*-)lin\ \'res-l*r, 'ras-\ vb or wres.tling 
   [ME wrastlen, wrestlen, fr. OE wr-stlian, freq. o]f wr\-stan 1: 
   to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an oppo 
   nent 2: to combat or overcome an opposing tendency or force  3: to engage 
   in deep thought, consideration, or debate  4: to strive earnestly in or as 
   if in a violent or determined struggle  1a: to engage in (a match, bout, or 
   fall) in wrestling  1b: to wrestle with {~ an alligator}  2: to move by or 
   as if by force  - wres.tler n
2. wrestle n : the action or an instance of wrestling : STRUGGLE; specif  : 
   a wrestling bout