the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
"they had a fierce wrestle"
"we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
A wrestling bout.
combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
"He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest