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Struggle has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an energetic attempt to achieve something

"getting through the crowd was a real struggle"

"he fought a battle for recognition"

2

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"

"police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

3

strenuous effort

"the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

4

A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.

"The baby gave a sudden struggle as we tried to wrap him snugly into his coat."

In plain English: A struggle is a difficult situation where you have to work hard to overcome an obstacle.

"She faced a difficult struggle to pay off her student loans."

Verb
1

make a strenuous or labored effort

"She struggled for years to survive without welfare"

"He fought for breath"

2

to exert strenuous effort against opposition

"he struggled to get free from the rope"

3

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

"After tripping on the loose gravel, he struggled to his feet and stumbled toward the porch."

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"

5

To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

"The team had to struggle for hours just to get their car out of the deep mud after the storm hit."

In plain English: To struggle means to try hard but find it difficult to succeed at something.

"The child struggled to open the stuck jar lid."

Usage: Use struggle as an intransitive verb when describing the effort of trying hard despite difficulties, such as struggling to open a jar. It often implies facing significant resistance rather than simply working diligently toward a goal.

Example Sentences
"She faced a difficult struggle to pay off her student loans." noun
"The real struggle was finding a parking spot in such crowded traffic." noun
"She decided to join the student struggle for better housing conditions." noun
"After years of financial struggle, they finally bought their own home." noun
"The child struggled to open the stuck jar lid." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
attempt group action effort try endeavor climb
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
duel scramble joust class struggle rebellion pacification strife tug-of-war turf war fight feud war wrestle tug flounder bear down fistfight join battle settle fight back battle attack chicken-fight tourney skirmish bandy fence box spar scuffle engage

Origin

The word struggle comes from Middle English words like struglen and stroglen, though its ultimate origins remain unknown. It entered the language with a meaning very similar to how we use it today.

Rhyming Words
egle ogle ingle regle aegle nagle fogle engle vogle bugle angle bogle fugle oggle gangle waggle jiggle gaggle muggle wiggle
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