struggle
verb (FIGHT) /ˈstrʌɡ.l̩/Definition
B2 [I] to fight, especially with your hands: He struggled with his attacker who then ran off.Fighting C2 [I usually + adv/prep] to use a lot of effort to defeat someone, prevent something, or achieve something: For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted.Effort and expending energyTrying and making an effort
(Definition of struggle verb (FIGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apply verb (WORK HARD)
- assiduous adjective
- be running on empty idiom
- bust a gut idiom
- concentrated adjective (GIVING ATTENTION)
- conscientious adjective
- fight noun
- kill verb (EFFORT)
- mightily adverb
- overcompensate verb
- pains noun
- painstaking adjective
- painstakingly adverb
- push noun (ATTEMPT)
- set/put your mind to sth idiom
- shot noun (ATTEMPT)
- slog noun (HARD WORK)
- strenuous adjective
- thirsty work noun
- trial and error noun
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