noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
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- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
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- the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
- police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
noun
strenuous effort
Examples
- the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her
verb
make a strenuous or labored effort
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- She struggled for years to survive without welfare
- He fought for breath
verb
to exert strenuous effort against opposition
Examples
- he struggled to get free from the rope
verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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verb
be engaged in a fight
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- carry on a fight
- the tribesmen fought each other
- Siblings are always fighting
- Militant groups are contending for control of the country