To wrestle means to fight or struggle with someone by grabbing, pushing, and trying to force them to the ground, usually as a sport or during play. In a wrestling match, two competitors grapple with each other, each trying to pin the other's shoulders to the mat. You might wrestle with your friends on the playground, though teachers usually prefer you save that energy for recess.

Wrestling is one of humanity's oldest sports, appearing in ancient Greek and Roman competitions thousands of years ago. Today, schools have wrestling teams where athletes learn specific moves and compete by weight class, ensuring fair matches.

The word also means struggling hard with a difficult problem or decision. When you wrestle with a tough math problem, you're working through it with real effort, trying different approaches until something works. A writer might wrestle with how to end a story, or you might wrestle with whether to try out for the play or join the science club.

When you wrestle something away from someone, you pull or yank it from their grip with force. You might wrestle a stick away from your dog during fetch, or wrestle a heavy bag of groceries from your parent's arms to help carry it inside.