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verb (used without object)
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.
verb (used with object)
5.
to bring, put, etc., by struggling: She struggled the heavy box into a corner.
6.
to make (one's way) with violent effort.
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Struggles
is always a great word to know.
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noun
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English struglen, stroglen, frequentative v. (see -le) formed on a base of obscure origin
1350–1400; Middle English struglen, stroglen, frequentative v. (see -le) formed on a base of obscure origin
Related forms
strug·gler, noun
strug·gling·ly, adverb
pre·strug·gle, noun, verb (used without object), -gled, -gling.
un·strug·gling, adjective
Synonyms
1. oppose, contest, fight, conflict. 7. endeavor, exertion. 8. encounter, skirmish. Struggle, brush, clash refer to a hostile meeting of opposing persons, parties, or forces. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief, but smart, and often casual combat: a brush between patrols. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
1. oppose, contest, fight, conflict. 7. endeavor, exertion. 8. encounter, skirmish. Struggle, brush, clash refer to a hostile meeting of opposing persons, parties, or forces. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief, but smart, and often casual combat: a brush between patrols. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
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Word Origin & History
struggle
late 14c., probably a frequentative form, of uncertain origin. Skeat suggests O.N. strugr "ill will;" others suggest a connection to Du. struikelen, Ger. straucheln "to stumble." The noun is first recorded 1690s.
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