mud-wrestle1
/ˈmʌdˌrɛsl/originally and chiefly US
noun
1A bout or instance of mud-wrestling.
2In extended use: an instance or act of fierce or strenuous contention.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. From mud + wrestle.
mud-wrestle2
/ˈmʌdˌrɛsl/originally and chiefly US
verb
1 [no object] To take part in mud-wrestling.
2 [with object] To take part in mud-wrestling with (someone).
3 [no object] To contend strenuously or resolutely.
4 [with object] To contend strenuously or resolutely with (a person).
Origin
1970s. From mud + wrestle, after mud-wrestling, mud-wrestler, mud-wrestle.