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Definition:

  1. [noun] an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
    Synonyms: battle

  2. [noun] an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"
    Synonyms: conflict, battle

  3. [noun] strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

  4. [verb] make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
    Synonyms: fight

  5. [verb] to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

  6. [verb] climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
    Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter

  7. [verb] be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"
    Synonyms: fight

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