wres·tle 
/ˈrɛsəl/ verb
wres·tles; wres·tled; wres·tling /ˈrɛsəl/ verb 1 a : to fight (someone) by holding and pushing instead of by hitting, kicking, or punching [+ obj] ▪ She wrestled him to the ground. [=she held on to him and forced him to fall to the ground] [no obj] — usually + with ▪ She wrestled with her attacker.
b : to fight in the sport of wrestling [+ obj] ▪ They'll be wrestling each other for the championship. [no obj] ▪ They'll be wrestling with/against each other for the championship. ▪ I wrestled in high school. [=I was a wrestler in high school] 2 : to struggle to move, deal with, or control something [no obj] — + with ▪ She was wrestling with her luggage as she boarded the plane. ▪ She wrestled with her conscience. ▪ We wrestled with the issue/problem of how to cut costs without laying off workers. [+ obj] ▪ He finally wrestled his drug habit into submission. [=he finally overcame his drug habit]
b : to fight in the sport of wrestling [+ obj] ▪ They'll be wrestling each other for the championship. [no obj] ▪ They'll be wrestling with/against each other for the championship. ▪ I wrestled in high school. [=I was a wrestler in high school]
