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struggle
[ struhg-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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 batting average 30 points.
verb (used with object)
- to bring, put, etc., by struggling:
She struggled the heavy box into a corner.
- to make (one's way) with violent effort.
noun
- the process or an act or instance of struggling.
Synonyms: ,
- a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind.
Synonyms: ,
- a task or goal requiring much effort to accomplish or achieve.
struggle
/ ˈٰʌɡə /
verb
- intr; usually foll by for or against; may take an infinitive to exert strength, energy, and force; work or strive
to struggle to obtain freedom
- intr to move about strenuously so as to escape from something confining
- intr to contend, battle, or fight
- intr to go or progress with difficulty
noun
- a laboured or strenuous exertion or effort
- a fight or battle
- the act of struggling
- the strugglethe radical and armed opposition to apartheid, especially by the military wings of the ANC and the PAC
Derived Forms
- ˈٰܲԲ, adverb
- ˈٰܲ, noun
- ˈٰܲԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٰܲg noun
- ٰܲgԲ· adverb
- ·ٰܲg noun verb (used without object) prestruggled prestruggling
- ܲ·ٰܲgԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of struggle1
Example Sentences
But the Clippers struggled in the first quarter, putting themselves in a hole from the start.
Mr Niccol was brought into Starbucks last year tasked with turning the business around as it struggles with rising prices and consumers cut back spending.
But the truth is Trump's brinkmanship and tariff hikes are pushing on pressure points that already exist within China's own struggling economy.
He points to Coalition adverts that tie money "wasted" on the referendum – which is estimated to have cost more than $A400m – into the discussion about cost of living and a struggling economy.
And the rival Democratic Party is also struggling in polling.
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are other ways to say struggle?
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