struggle
Noun
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An energetic attempt to achieve something (synset 100790634)
"getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"is a type of: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish somethingsubtypes:same as: battle
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An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (synset 100961007)
"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of peoplesubtypes:
- class struggle, class war, class warfare - conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
- insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- counterinsurgency, pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
- strife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
- tug-of-war - any hard struggle between equally matched groups
- turf war - a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights
- combat, fight, fighting, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- feud - a bitter quarrel between two parties
- war, warfare - an active struggle between competing entities
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Strenuous effort (synset 100623308)
"the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"is a type of: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail - use of physical or mental energy; hard worksubtypes: grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling - the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
Verb
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Make a strenuous or labored effort (synset 202412468)
"She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"subtypes:same as: fight
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To exert strenuous effort against opposition (synset 201507690)
"he struggled to get free from the rope"
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Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (synset 201925765)
is a type of: climb - move with difficulty, by grasping
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Be engaged in a fight;
Carry on a fight (synset 201092746)"the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"entail: compete, contend, vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against otherssubtypes:- bear down - exert full strength
- fistfight - fight with the fists
- join battle - engage in a conflict
- tug - struggle in opposition
- defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose - fight against or resist strongly
- get back, settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
- fight back - defend oneself
- battle, combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
- war - make or wage war
- assail, attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
- duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
- joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
- chicken-fight, chickenfight - fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders
- tourney - engage in a tourney
- feud - carry out a feud
- skirmish - engage in a skirmish
- bandy - exchange blows
- fence - fight with fencing swords
- box - engage in a boxing match
- spar - fight with spurs
- scuffle, tussle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
- wrestle - engage in a wrestling match
- engage, wage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
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