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Verb wrestle has 4 senses

wrestle - combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
--₁ is one way to battle, combat

Derived form: noun wrestler₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
wrestle - engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"
--₂ is one way to consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
Sample sentence:
Sam wants to wrestle with Sue
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist - 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"
--₃ is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
wrestle - engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"
--₄ is one way to fight, struggle

Derived forms: noun wrestle₁, noun wrestling₁, noun wrestling₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP