strug|gle

strug|gle
strug|gle «STRUHG uhl», verb, -gled, -gling, noun.
–v.i.
1. to make great efforts with the body; work hard against difficulties; try hard: »

The poor have to struggle for a living. The swimmer struggled against the tide. She struggled to keep back the tears.

 SYNONYM(S): strive, labor, toil, contend.
2. to fight: »

The dog struggled fiercely with the wildcat.

3. to get, move, or make one's way with great effort: »

to struggle through, to struggle along, to struggle to one's feet.

–v.t.
1. to bring, put, do, or otherwise achieve by struggling.
2. Obsolete. to contest (a point) persistently.
–n.
1. great effort; hard work: »

It is a struggle for the widow to send her six children to college. Making the baby eat his spinach is a struggle.

 SYNONYM(S): exertion, labor, endeavor.
2. the act of fighting; conflict. SYNONYM(S): strife, contest.
╂[Middle English struglen; origin uncertain]
–strug´gler, noun.

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  • strug´gler — strug|gle «STRUHG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to make great efforts with the body; work hard against difficulties; try hard: »The poor have to struggle for a living. The swimmer struggled against the tide. She struggled to keep back… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… …   English syllables

  • struggle — strug·gle …   English syllables

  • struggle — strug|gle1 [ strʌgl ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to try hard to do something that you find very difficult: He struggled a little at first, but he reads well now. struggle for: Andy was coughing and struggling for breath. struggle with: They ve had …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • struggle — strug•gle [[t]ˈstrʌg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 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… …   From formal English to slang

  • Struggle for Life — Strug|gle for Life [ strʌgl fə laif] der; [s] <aus engl. struggle for life, eigtl. »Kampf ums Leben«, nach einem Schlagwort aus C. Darwins Entwicklungslehre; vgl. ↑Darwinismus>: a) Kampf ums Dasein (Biol.); b) Existenzkampf …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • struggle for existence — strug′gle for exist′ence n. bio the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind • Etymology: 1832 …   From formal English to slang

  • Struggle — Strug gle, n. 1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress. [1913 Webster] 2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. Contest; contention; strife. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Struggle — Strug gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Struggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Struggling}.] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj?ka to stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to stroke, to strike, Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to stumble. Cf. {Stroll}.] 1. To strive, or to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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