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(noun) grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestling
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
they had a fierce wrestle; we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
(verb) worm, wriggle, writhe, twist, squirm
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