wrestle

wrestle (http://definr.com/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, (esp. 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"