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    wrestle
    wres‧tle /ˈresəl/ verb
     Language: Old English
     Origin: wræstlian, from wræstan; ⇨ wrest
    1. [intransitive and transitive] to fight someone by holding them and pulling or pushing them
        wrestle with
        The two men wrestled with each other.
        Police officers wrestled him to the ground.
    2. [intransitive and transitive] to move something or try to move it when it is large, heavy, or difficult to move
        wrestle with
        Ray continued to wrestle with the wheel.
    3. wrestle with something to try to understand or find a solution to a difficult problem:
        I have been wrestling with this problem for quite some time.