n 1: 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: wrestle, wrestling, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle]
2: taking the bull by the horns [syn: braving, confronting, coping with, tackling]
3: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed
contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: wrestling, rassling]