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wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle

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"

wrestle

v. engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

wrestle

v. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

wrestle

v. engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. 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"

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spar

v. fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"

scrap

v. make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"

wrestle

v. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

compete, vie, contend

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

contend, fight, struggle

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

spar

v. fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"

scrap

v. make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell the parts"

wrestle

v. engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

compete, vie, contend

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

slither, slide

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

play

v. shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night"

jiggle, joggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

coil, loop, curl

v. wind around something in coils or loops

flail, thresh

v. move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

wring

v. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

thrash

v. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

struggle

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

muss, tussle

v. make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

rock, sway

v. cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"

flip, toss

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

work

v. move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"

exercise, work, work out

v. give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"

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