struggle


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struggle
v. endeavor, strive, try hard; fight, contend; advance with great effort
 
n. act of struggling; effort, exertion; conflict, strife

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struggle

Noun
1. an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
(synonym) battle
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(hyponym) duel
(derivation) fight
2. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
(synonym) conflict, battle
(hypernym) group action
(hyponym) class struggle, class war, class warfare
(derivation) fight
3. strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"
(hypernym) effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
(hyponym) wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle
(derivation) clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter

Verb
1. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
(synonym) fight
(hypernym) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
(hyponym) tug, labor, labour, push, drive
2. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"
(hypernym) endeavor, endeavour, strive
3. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
(synonym) clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter
(hypernym) climb
4. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"
(synonym) fight
(hyponym) bear down
(entail) compete, vie, contend
(derivation) conflict, battle


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struggle
v. zápasit; bojovat; zápasit; vytrvat; vydržet
 
n. boj; zápas; boj

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struggle
Czas. szarpać się; szamotać się; z trudem dalej coś robić
 
Rzecz. walka; wysiłek; trudno będzie