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verb, -gled, -gling, noun | 1. | to contend with an adversary or opposing force. |
| 2. | to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive: to struggle for existence. |
| 3. | to advance with violent effort: to struggle through the snow. |
| 4. | (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. |
| 5. | to bring, put, etc., by struggling: She struggled the heavy box into a corner. |
| 6. | to make (one's way) with violent effort. |
| 7. | the process or an act or instance of struggling. |
| 8. | a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind. |
| 9. | a task or goal requiring much effort to accomplish or achieve. |