wrestle

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wrestle/ˈresl/

▶verb

• 1 take part in a fight that involves close grappling with one's opponent, either as sport or in earnest.

  ■ force into a particular position in such a way.

  ■ extract or manipulate (an object) with difficulty and some physical effort.

• 2 struggle with a difficulty or problem.

▶noun

• 1 a wrestling bout or contest.

• 2 a hard struggle.

– derivatives
wrestler noun,
wrestling noun.

– origin OE, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’.