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struggle
struggle - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
struggle
Definition
(noun) an energetic attempt to achieve something
Synonyms
:
battle
Example Sentence
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
he fought a battle for recognition
Definition
(noun) an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Synonyms
:
battle
,
conflict
Example Sentence
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
Definition
(noun) strenuous effort
Example Sentence
the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her
Definition
(verb) make a strenuous or labored effort
Synonyms
:
fight
Example Sentence
She struggled for years to survive without welfare
He fought for breath
Definition
(verb) to exert strenuous effort against opposition
Example Sentence
he struggled to get free from the rope
Definition
(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Synonyms
:
clamber
,
scramble
,
shin
,
shinny
,
skin
,
sputter
Definition
(verb) be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Synonyms
:
contend
,
fight
Example Sentence
the tribesmen fought each other
Siblings are always fighting
Militant groups are contending for control of the country
Word used in video below:
text: ADULT SHELDON: Seeing my brother struggle
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