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- pronunciation:
- struh
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 l
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
struggles, struggling, struggled |
| definition 1: |
to resist by flailing the limbs and writhing the body.
He struggled hard, but his attacker was too strong for him.- synonyms:
- battle
- antonyms:
- give up
- similar words:
- fight, flail, resist, tussle
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| definition 2: |
to contend strenuously with a difficult problem or situation.
He struggled with his math homework all night.- synonyms:
- contend, grapple, strive, wrestle
- similar words:
- agonize, battle, cope, fight, labor, scramble, sweat, toil
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| definition 3: |
to make a strong effort, esp. in difficult circumstances.
The villagers struggled to survive that winter.[verb + infinitive
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He struggled not to laugh out loud.[verb + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- endeavor, strive
- similar words:
- agonize, attempt, combat, exert oneself, push, strain, try
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| definition 4: |
to go forward by expending great energy.
They struggled through the deep snow.- synonyms:
- flounder, labor, toil
- similar words:
- plod, push, trudge
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| definition 5: |
to suffer or have great difficulty.
Much of the population is struggling. |
| related words: |
buffet, collide, compete, contest, deal, defend, grapple, muddle through, oppose, skirmish, tug, work, worry, wrestle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to place or move (something) by making a considerable effort.
The movers struggled the piano down the stairs.- synonyms:
- lug, maneuver
- similar words:
- drag, haul, manipulate, move, shift, tug, wield
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| related words: |
push |
adverb + (v.)struggle
constantly
(v.)struggle
+ adverb
daily, desperately, financially, mightily, offensively, unsuccessfully, upward, vain, valiantly, violently, wildly
(v.)struggle
+ noun
addiction, balance, breath, composure, depression, dignity, dilemma, foot, grip, identity, survival, weight
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of struggling.
- synonyms:
- effort, wrestle
- similar words:
- agony, difficulty, tussle, war
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| definition 2: |
a fight; combat; strife.
- synonyms:
- clash, conflict, contest, fight
- similar words:
- combat, rivalry, strife, tug, war
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| related words: |
affray, altercation, battle, competition, contest, effort, exertion, task, trial, tussle, war, work |
adjective + (n.)struggle
anti-apartheid,
anti-colonial,
armed,
bitter,
bloody,
brutal,
collective,
constant,
continual,
continuing,
daily,
day-to-day,
desperate,
endless,
epic,
everyday,
fierce,
heroic,
ideological,
inner,
intense,
internal,
internecine,
lifelong,
monumental,
nationalist,
nonviolent,
ongoing,
painful,
political,
prolonged,
protracted,
revolutionary,
spiritual,
uphill,
violent
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verb + (n.)struggle
engage, intensify, lock, portray, wage
(n.)struggle
+ verb
endure, ensue, overcome, regain, survive
noun + (n.)struggle
class, conflict, guerrilla, liberation, midst, outcome, power, succession
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