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struggle
strug·gle S0819400 (strŭg′əl)v. strug·gled, strug·gling, strug·gles v.intr.1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass: struggled with the heavy load.2. a. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking: struggled for years before breaking through as an actor.b. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something: struggled to be polite.c. To move or progress with difficulty: struggled up the steep slope.3. To contend or compete: "Right and wrong ... will ever continue to struggle" (Abraham Lincoln).v.tr. To move or place (something) with an effort: struggled the heavy desk into the elevator.n.1. The act of struggling: the rat's struggle to escape the snake's coils.2. A strenuous effort in the face of difficulty: the struggle for civil rights.3. Strife, contention, or combat: armed struggle.4. Something that is difficult to do or achieve: Getting him to agree will be a struggle.
[Middle English struglen.]
strug′gler n.strug′gling·ly adv.struggle (ˈstrʌɡəl) vb1. (intr; usually foll by for or against; may take an infinitive) to exert strength, energy, and force; work or strive: to struggle to obtain freedom. 2. (intr) to move about strenuously so as to escape from something confining3. (intr) to contend, battle, or fight4. (intr) to go or progress with difficultyn5. a laboured or strenuous exertion or effort6. (Military) a fight or battle7. the act of struggling8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the struggle South African the radical and armed opposition to apartheid, esp by the military wings of the ANC and the PAC[C14: of obscure origin] ˈstruggler n ˈstruggling adj ˈstrugglingly advstrug•gle (ˈstrʌg əl)
v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i. 1. to contend vigorously with an adversary or adverse conditions. 2. to contend resolutely with a task or problem. 3. to make strenuous efforts; strive. 4. to advance with great effort: to struggle through heavy snow. v.t. 5. to bring, put, etc., by struggling. 6. to make (one's way) with great effort. n. 7. an act or instance of struggling. 8. a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind. [1350–1400; Middle English struglen, stroglen, frequentative v. (see -le) formed on a base of obscure orig.] strug′gler, n. Struggle See Also: BEHAVIOR, FUTILITY, LIFE - (In his efforts with the numbing pain,) he was like a man wrestling with a creature of the air —Stephen Crane
- Like the tiny coral insect, working deep under the dark waters, we strive and struggle, each for our own little ends —Jerome K. Jerome
- Struggle along … stopping and starting like a blown newspaper —J. G. Farrell
- (The coalition Israeli government) struggled like two cats in a bag —Ebra Ames
- Struggle like a fish —Leo Tolstoy
- Struggling like a fly trapped in a glass of water —Anon
- Struggling like a moth to break its chrysalis —Rumer Godden
- Struggling through life like a wearied swimmer trying to touch the horizon —Israel Zangwill
struggle
Past participle: struggled
Gerund: struggling
| Imperative |
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| struggle | | struggle |
| Present |
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| I struggle | | you struggle | | he/she/it struggles | | we struggle | | you struggle | | they struggle |
| Preterite |
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| I struggled | | you struggled | | he/she/it struggled | | we struggled | | you struggled | | they struggled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am struggling | | you are struggling | | he/she/it is struggling | | we are struggling | | you are struggling | | they are struggling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have struggled | | you have struggled | | he/she/it has struggled | | we have struggled | | you have struggled | | they have struggled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was struggling | | you were struggling | | he/she/it was struggling | | we were struggling | | you were struggling | | they were struggling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had struggled | | you had struggled | | he/she/it had struggled | | we had struggled | | you had struggled | | they had struggled |
| Future |
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| I will struggle | | you will struggle | | he/she/it will struggle | | we will struggle | | you will struggle | | they will struggle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have struggled | | you will have struggled | | he/she/it will have struggled | | we will have struggled | | you will have struggled | | they will have struggled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be struggling | | you will be struggling | | he/she/it will be struggling | | we will be struggling | | you will be struggling | | they will be struggling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been struggling | | you have been struggling | | he/she/it has been struggling | | we have been struggling | | you have been struggling | | they have been struggling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been struggling | | you will have been struggling | | he/she/it will have been struggling | | we will have been struggling | | you will have been struggling | | they will have been struggling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been struggling | | you had been struggling | | he/she/it had been struggling | | we had been struggling | | you had been struggling | | they had been struggling |
| Conditional |
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| I would struggle | | you would struggle | | he/she/it would struggle | | we would struggle | | you would struggle | | they would struggle |
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| I would have struggled | | you would have struggled | | he/she/it would have struggled | | we would have struggled | | you would have struggled | | they would have struggled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  struggle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"battleattempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)scramble, scuffle - an unceremonious and disorganized strugglejoust, tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances | | 2. |  struggle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"conflict, battleclass struggle, class war, class warfare - conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)insurrection, revolt, uprising, rising, rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from anothercounterinsurgency, pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgencygroup action - action taken by a group of peoplestrife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissensiontug-of-war - any hard struggle between equally matched groupsturf war - a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors"fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"feud - a bitter quarrel between two partieswarfare, war - an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" | | 3. | struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling, grapple - the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" | | Verb | 1. | struggle - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"fightlabor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"flounder - behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" | | 2. | struggle - to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" | | 3. | struggle - climb awkwardly, as if by scramblingshin, shinny, skin, clamber, scramble, sputterclimb - move with difficulty, by grasping | | 4. | struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"fight, contendbear down - exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"fistfight - fight with the fists; "The man wanted to fist-fight"join battle - engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"fight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"get back, settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"fight back - defend oneselfbattle, combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"war - make or wage warattack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horsebackchickenfight, chicken-fight - fight while sitting on somebody's shoulderstourney - engage in a tourneyfeud - carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"skirmish - engage in a skirmishbandy - exchange blowsfence - fight with fencing swordsbox - engage in a boxing matchspar - fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"tussle, scuffle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"wrestle - engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"wage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
struggleverb1. strive, labour, toil, work, strain, go for it (informal), make every effort, go all out (informal), bend over backwards (informal), go for broke (slang), bust a gut (informal), give it your best shot (informal), break your neck (informal), exert yourself, make an all-out effort (informal), work like a Trojan, knock yourself out (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.2. fight, battle, wrestle, grapple, compete, contend, scuffle, lock horns We were struggling for the gun when it went off.3. have trouble, have problems, have difficulties, fight, come unstuck The company is struggling to find visitors.noun1. problem, battle, effort, trial, strain Life became a struggle.2. effort, labour, toil, work, grind (informal), pains, scramble, long haul, exertion a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family3. fight, battle, conflict, clash, contest, encounter, brush, combat, hostilities, strife, skirmish, tussle He died in a struggle with prison officers.4. ordeal, test, suffering, trouble(s), trial, nightmare, torture, agony, hardship, anguish, tribulation(s) Losing weight was a terrible struggle.struggleverbTo strive in opposition:battle, combat, contend, duel, fight, tilt, war, wrestle.noun1. The use of energy to do something:effort, endeavor, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain, striving, trouble, while.Informal: elbow grease.2. A vying with others for victory or supremacy:battle, competition, contest, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, tug of war, war, warfare.3. A state of open, prolonged fighting:belligerency, conflict, confrontation, hostility (used in plural), strife, war, warfare.Translationsstruggle (ˈstragl) verb1. to twist violently when trying to free oneself. The child struggled in his arms. 掙扎 挣扎2. to make great efforts or try hard. All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice. 鬥爭 斗争3. to move with difficulty. He struggled out of the hole. 掙扎(動作) 挣扎（行动） noun an act of struggling, or a fight. The struggle for independence was long and hard. 鬥爭 斗争struggle along to have only just enough money to live. 生活艱難 生活艰难struggle
See:- an uphill struggle
- an uphill struggle/battle/task
- give up the fight
- give up the struggle
- on the struggle bus
- put up a fight
- put up a struggle
- ride the struggle bus
- struggle against
- struggle against (someone or something)
- struggle along
- struggle along (with something)
- struggle along under
- struggle along under (something)
- struggle buggy
- struggle bus
- struggle for
- struggle for (something)
- struggle on with
- struggle on with (something)
- struggle through
- struggle through (something)
- struggle to (do something)
- struggle to do
- struggle to the death
- struggle with
- struggle with (someone or something)
- the struggle is real
- uphill battle
struggle
struggle the struggle S African the radical and armed opposition to apartheid, especially by the military wings of the ANC and the PAC struggle
Synonyms for struggleverb striveSynonyms- strive
- labour
- toil
- work
- strain
- go for it
- make every effort
- go all out
- bend over backwards
- go for broke
- bust a gut
- give it your best shot
- break your neck
- exert yourself
- make an all-out effort
- work like a Trojan
- knock yourself out
- do your damnedest
- give it your all
- rupture yourself
verb fightSynonyms- fight
- battle
- wrestle
- grapple
- compete
- contend
- scuffle
- lock horns
verb have troubleSynonyms- have trouble
- have problems
- have difficulties
- fight
- come unstuck
noun problemSynonyms- problem
- battle
- effort
- trial
- strain
noun effortSynonyms- effort
- labour
- toil
- work
- grind
- pains
- scramble
- long haul
- exertion
noun fightSynonyms- fight
- battle
- conflict
- clash
- contest
- encounter
- brush
- combat
- hostilities
- strife
- skirmish
- tussle
noun ordealSynonyms- ordeal
- test
- suffering
- trouble(s)
- trial
- nightmare
- torture
- agony
- hardship
- anguish
- tribulation(s)
Synonyms for struggleverb to strive in oppositionSynonyms- battle
- combat
- contend
- duel
- fight
- tilt
- war
- wrestle
noun the use of energy to do somethingSynonyms- effort
- endeavor
- exertion
- pain
- strain
- striving
- trouble
- while
- elbow grease
noun a vying with others for victory or supremacySynonyms- battle
- competition
- contest
- corrivalry
- race
- rivalry
- strife
- striving
- tug of war
- war
- warfare
noun a state of open, prolonged fightingSynonyms- belligerency
- conflict
- confrontation
- hostility
- strife
- war
- warfare
Synonyms for strugglenoun an energetic attempt to achieve somethingSynonymsRelated Words- attempt
- effort
- try
- endeavor
- endeavour
- duel
- scramble
- scuffle
- joust
- tilt
noun an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)SynonymsRelated Words- class struggle
- class war
- class warfare
- insurrection
- revolt
- uprising
- rising
- rebellion
- counterinsurgency
- pacification
- group action
- strife
- tug-of-war
- turf war
- fighting
- combat
- fight
- scrap
- feud
- warfare
- war
noun strenuous effortRelated Words- elbow grease
- exertion
- effort
- travail
- sweat
- grappling
- hand-to-hand struggle
- wrestle
- wrestling
- grapple
verb make a strenuous or labored effortSynonymsRelated Words- labor
- labour
- tug
- push
- drive
- flounder
- attempt
- essay
- try
- assay
- seek
verb to exert strenuous effort against oppositionRelated Wordsverb climb awkwardly, as if by scramblingSynonyms- shin
- shinny
- skin
- clamber
- scramble
- sputter
Related Wordsverb be engaged in a fightSynonymsRelated Words- bear down
- fistfight
- join battle
- tug
- fight down
- oppose
- fight
- fight back
- defend
- get back
- settle
- battle
- combat
- war
- attack
- assail
- duel
- joust
- chickenfight
- chicken-fight
- tourney
- feud
- skirmish
- bandy
- fence
- box
- spar
- tussle
- scuffle
- wrestle
- wage
- engage
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