as in to wrestle
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
the boys would rassle and roughhouse for hours on end
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Thank you to the public servants wrestling with impossible decisions.—
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Shah lunged at Jalloh and started wrestling with him as both men were upright and standing, Ancheta said.—
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10 Apr. 2026
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“Rassle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rassle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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