Struggle - Definition

n 1: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through
the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for
recognition" [syn: struggle, battle]
2: 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" [syn: conflict, struggle,
battle]
3: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd
exhausted her"
v 1: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for
years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
[syn: fight, struggle]
2: to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled
to get free from the rope"
3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber,
scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]
4: 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" [syn:
contend, fight, struggle]