struggle
noun
- 1
strenuous effort
the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her
- 2
an energetic attempt to achieve something
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
he fought a battle for recognition
- 3
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
verb
- 1
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
the tribesmen fought each other
Siblings are always fighting
- 2
to exert strenuous effort against opposition
he struggled to get free from the rope
- 3
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- 4
make a strenuous or labored effort
She struggled for years to survive without welfare
He fought for breath
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