contend vs wrestle

contend

verb
  • To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. 

  • To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. 

  • To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. 

  • To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate. 

  • contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem. 

wrestle

verb
  • To struggle or strive 

  • To take part in a wrestling match with someone 

  • To move or lift something with difficulty 

  • To fight. 

  • 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. 

How often have the words contend and wrestle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )