Struggle
verb'strəɡəl
Noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
“getting through the crowd was a real struggle”
Similar:BattleType of:EndeavorEndeavourEffortstrenuous effort
“the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her”
Type of:TravailSweatEffortan open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Verb
make a strenuous or labored effort
“She struggled for years to survive without welfare”
Similar:FightType of:AssayEssayAttemptto exert strenuous effort against opposition
“he struggled to get free from the rope”
Type of:EndeavourStriveEndeavorclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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