Category:Struggle

Strug"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Struggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Struggling.] Etym: [oe. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj to stroke, to beat, To flog, sw. stryka to stroke, to strike, dan. stryge, g. straucheln To stumble. Cf. Stroll.]

1. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with Contortions of the body.

2. To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend Forcibly; as, to struggle to save one's life; to struggle with the Waves; to struggle with adversity. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated It [gettysburg] far above our power to add or detract. Lincoln.

3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind Of difficulty or distress. 't is wisdom to beware, and better shun the bait than struggle in the Snare. Dryden.

Syn. -- to strive; contend; labor; endeavor.

Struggle Strug"gle, n.

1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; Distress.

2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an Evil. Macaulay.

3. Contest; contention; strife. An honest might look upon the struggle with indifference. Addison.

Syn. -- endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.