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English to English noun
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an energetic attempt to achieve something |
• getting through the crowd was a real struggle
• he fought a battle for recognition
source: wordnet30
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an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
• the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
• police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
source: wordnet30 Example:
• the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her
source: wordnet30
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A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress. | source: webster1913 verb
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make a strenuous or labored effort |
• She struggled for years to survive without welfare
• He fought for breath
source: wordnet30
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to exert strenuous effort against opposition |
• he struggled to get free from the rope
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | source: wordnet30
| 8 |
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight |
• the tribesmen fought each other
• Siblings are always fighting
• Militant groups are contending for control of the country
source: wordnet30
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To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body. | source: webster1913
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