struggle
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/ˈstrʌɡəl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
- Strife, contention, great effort.
verb
- To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.“During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.”
- To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.“She struggled to escape from her assailant's grasp.”
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Synonyms
scramblebattlefightconflictclambershinnysputterskinshinbrawlscuffleluctationtusslewrangleconfrontationwrangling
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