struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize

difference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

argle-bargle, argy-bargy - a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument

firestorm - an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm"

sparring - an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage

polemic - a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

fight - an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives

spatial relation, position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

pitching, lurch, pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"

bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

weather - cause to slope

heel, list - tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

lean back, recline - move the upper body backwards and down

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

cock - tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback