battle vs wrestle

battle

verb
  • To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with. 

  • To render (land, soil, etc.) fertile or fruitful. 

  • To feed or nourish (someone or something). 

  • To join in battle; to contend in fight 

adj
  • Improving; nutritious; fattening. 

  • Fertile; fruitful. 

noun
  • A contest, a struggle. 

  • A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement. 

  • battle buddy 

wrestle

verb
  • To fight. 

  • To take part in a wrestling match with someone 

  • To move or lift something with difficulty 

  • To struggle or strive 

  • To throw a calf etc in order to brand it 

  • To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest 

noun
  • A struggle. 

  • A wrestling bout. 

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