1. wrestle - Noun
2. wrestle - Verb
To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.
Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.
A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw
Build me straight, O worthy Master Staunch and strong, a goodly vessel, That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Whether she won or lost, she would continue to wrestle with life. It would not be with her own life alone but with all of life. Something had finally been released within her. And there it was, the sea. Clarice Lispector
Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. Latvian Proverb
If you wrestle with a collier you will get a blotch. French Proverb
If I wrestle with a filthy thing, win or lose, I shall be defiled. Latin Proverb