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   Strug·gle

   /ˈstrəɡ(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction: "before she could struggle, he lifted her up" Similar fightgrapplewrestlescufflebrawlsparexchange blowscome to blowsinformal:scrapswedge
   • ▪ engage in conflict: "politicians continued to struggle over familiar issues" Similar competecontendcontestviefightbattleclashwranglejockeylock hornscross swordswarwage warfeud
   • ▪ strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance: "new authors are struggling in the present climate" Similar strivetry hardendeavormake every effortspare no effortexert oneselfdo one's bestdo all one cando one's utmostbattlelabortoilstrainbend over backwardsput oneself outinformal:go all outgive it one's best shotput one's back into itplug awaypeg awaygraftformal:essay
   • ▪ have difficulty handling or coping with: "passengers struggle with bags and briefcases"
   • ▪ make one's way with difficulty: "he struggled to the summit of the world's highest mountain" Similar scrambleflounderstumblemake one's way with difficultydrag oneselffight/battle one's waybattlelabor

   noun

   • 1. a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack: "there were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around" Similar fightscufflebrawltusslewrestling matchsparring matchwrestling boutboutskirmishfracasmeleeaffrayencounterdisturbancebreach of the peaceinformal:scrapbarneyset-todust-uppunch-upructionfree-for-allargy-bargybust-upding-dongswedge
   • ▪ a conflict or contest: "a power struggle for the leadership" Similar conflictfightbattlearmed conflictcombatconfrontationclashskirmishencounterengagementhostilitiesfightingwarwarfarecampaigncrusadecontestcompetitionbattlefightclashfeudcontentionvyingrivalrystrifefrictionfeudingconflict
   • ▪ a determined effort under difficulties: "the center is the result of the scientists' struggle to realize their dream" Similar endeavorstrivingeffortexertionlaborworktoilingpainscampaignbattlecrusadedrivepushmovementinformal:graft
   • ▪ a very difficult task: "it was a struggle to make herself understood" Similar effortlaborproblemtrialtroublestressstrainbotherbattleinformal:grindhasslepain

   Word Origin late Middle English: frequentative, perhaps of imitative origin. The noun dates from the late 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. struggler noun

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   What is the meaning of struggle?

   • 1 : to make a great effort to do or achieve something or to overcome someone or something I struggled with the burglar. We're struggling with money problems. 2 : to move with difficulty or with great effort A woman struggled through the snow. 1 : a difficult or violent effort Though it was a struggle to lift my eyes, I did so.

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   What is a struggle in life?

   • A struggle is an attempt to obtain something or to defeat someone who is denying you something. Life became a struggle for survival. If you struggle or struggleto do something difficult, you try hard to do it. Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills.

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   What does it mean to struggle a mile?

   • to make (one's way) with violent effort. the process or an act or instance of struggling. a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind. a task or goal requiring much effort to accomplish or achieve. Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.

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   How do you describe a struggle in a sentence?

   • [ + to do sth ] He's struggling to pay off his debts. His parents were rich, whereas mine had to struggle. I struggle to balance work and family commitments. We struggled up a steep ascent. He furrowed his brow as he struggled to think of a solution. Many small business are struggling to stay afloat. She struggled but couldn't break free.

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   to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence. to advance with violent effort: to struggle through the snow. (of athletes and competitors) to be coping with inability to perform well or to win; contend with difficulty: After struggling for the whole month of June, he suddenly caught fire and raised his ...

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   a situation in which you try very hard to do something difficult: It was a real struggle to stay awake during the film. More examples. Fewer examples. I can lose weight but it's a real uphill struggle. He eventually won the struggle for supremacy. It's a poignant story about a poor family's struggle to survive.

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   struggle. [countable] a hard fight in which people try to obtain or achieve something, especially something that somebody else does not want them to have. Marx wrote about the class struggle.

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   The meaning of STRUGGLE is to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition. How to use struggle in a sentence.