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| strug·gle [ strúgg'l ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle strug·gled, present participle strug·gling, 3rd person present singular strug·gles) |
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1. try to overcome problem: to make a great effort to deal with a challenge, problem, or difficulty
  He was struggling with his math homework.
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2. make great physical effort: to make a great physical effort to achieve or obtain something
A rescue party struggled to reach the stranded climbers.
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3. fight by wrestling: to fight with somebody by grappling and wrestling
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4. writhe to escape: to move and wriggle forcefully in an attempt to escape
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5. move with difficulty: to move with great effort
so weak I just managed to struggle out of bed
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noun (plural strug·gles) |
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1. great effort to overcome difficulties: a great effort made over a period of time to overcome difficulties or achieve something
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2. fight: a prolonged fight or conflict
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3. hard task: a strenuous physical or mental effort, or something requiring this
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| [14th century. Origin ?] |
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| strug·gler noun |
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