Struggle, contest; trouble.

With a and plural. A wrestling-bout or match.

Originally: †a turn or bout of pulling or grappling with another person, in wrestling or some other kind of struggle or fight (obsolete). Later: (in…

Wrestling. A bout at wrestling (with another person). Chiefly with particular verbs, as to go (also †shake, try, wrestle) a fall, etc. Frequently…

a bout of wrestling; = pull, n.1 7.

A struggle between two persons, each trying to throw the other by grasping his body or limbs; also, a wrestling-bout according to rules; a…

A physical struggle; a tussle, a wrestling match. Also: a task involving physical effort or difficulty.