struggle

strug·gle  (strgl)

v. strug·gled, strug·gling, strug·gles

v.intr.

1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass: struggled with the heavy load.

2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking: struggled with his math homework.

3. To make a strenuous effort; strive: struggled to be polite.

4. To contend or compete: "Right and wrong ... will ever continue to struggle" (Abraham Lincoln).

5. To progress with difficulty: struggled through the novel.

v.tr.

To move or place (something) with an effort: struggled the heavy desk into the elevator.

n.

1. The act of struggling.

2. Strenuous effort; striving.

3. Combat; strife: armed struggle.

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[Middle English struglen.]

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struggler n.

struggling·ly adv.

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struggle [ˈstrʌg^əl]

vb

1. (intr; usually foll by for or against; may take an infinitive) to exert strength, energy, and force; work or strive to struggle to obtain freedom

2. (intr) to move about strenuously so as to escape from something confining

3. (intr) to contend, battle, or fight

4. (intr) to go or progress with difficulty

n

1. a laboured or strenuous exertion or effort

2. (Military) a fight or battle

3. the act of struggling

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

the struggle S African the concerted opposition to the state during the apartheid era

[of obscure origin]

struggler  n

struggling  adj

strugglingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	struggle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" battle attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) scramble, scuffle - an unceremonious and disorganized struggle joust, tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
	2.	struggle - 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" conflict, battle class struggle, class war, class warfare - conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) insurrection, revolt, uprising, rising, rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another counterinsurgency, pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency group action - action taken by a group of people strife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension tug-of-war - any hard struggle between equally matched groups turf war - a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors" fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" feud - a bitter quarrel between two parties warfare, war - an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
	3.	struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling, grapple - the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
Verb	1.	struggle - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" fight labor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" flounder - behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college" attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
	2.	struggle - to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope" endeavor, endeavour, strive - attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
	3.	struggle - climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling shin, shinny, skin, clamber, scramble, sputter climb - move with difficulty, by grasping
	4.	struggle - 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" fight, contend bear down - exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down" fistfight - fight with the fists; "The man wanted to fist-fight" join battle - engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined" tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" fight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" get back, settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" fight back - defend oneself battle, combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" war - make or wage war attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback chicken-fight, chickenfight - fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders tourney - engage in a tourney feud - carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years" skirmish - engage in a skirmish bandy - exchange blows fence - fight with fencing swords box - engage in a boxing match spar - fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring" tussle, scuffle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" wrestle - engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden" wage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

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struggle

verb

1. strive, labour, toil, work, strain, go for it (informal), make every effort, go all out (informal), bend over backwards (informal), go for broke (slang), bust a gut (informal), give it your best shot (informal), break your neck (informal), exert yourself, make an all-out effort (informal), work like a Trojan, knock yourself out (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.

2. fight, battle, wrestle, grapple, compete, contend, scuffle, lock horns We were struggling for the gun when it went off.

3. have trouble, have problems, have difficulties, fight, come unstuck The company is struggling to find visitors.

noun

1. problem, battle, effort, trial, strain Life became a struggle.

2. effort, labour, toil, work, grind (informal), pains, scramble, long haul, exertion a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family

3. fight, battle, conflict, clash, contest, encounter, brush, combat, hostilities, strife, skirmish, tussle He died in a struggle with prison officers.

4. ordeal, test, suffering, trouble(s), trial, nightmare, torture, agony, hardship, anguish, tribulation(s) Losing weight was a terrible struggle.

Translations

struggle [ˈstrʌgl]

A. N

1. (lit) → pelea f, forcejeo m
there were signs of a struggle → había señales de haberse producido una pelea or un forcejeo
two men went up to him and a struggle broke out → dos hombres se acercaron a él y se desencadenó una pelea
he lost his glasses in the struggle → perdió las gafas en la pelea or refriega
to put up a struggle → oponer resistencia, forcejear
he handed over his wallet without a struggle → entregó su billetera sin oponer resistencia

2. (fig) → lucha f (for por) her struggle to feed her children → su lucha por poder dar de comer a sus hijos
I had a struggle to persuade her → me costó trabajo persuadirla
he finally lost his struggle against cancer → finalmente perdió su lucha contra el cáncer
the struggle for survival → la lucha por la supervivencia
there is a fierce power struggle going on behind the scenes → hay una intensa lucha por el poder entre bastidores
local shopkeepers are not giving up without a struggle → los tenderos del barrio no van a rendirse sin luchar
see also class D
see also uphill

B. VI

1. (= scuffle) → forcejear
stop struggling! → ¡deja de forcejear!
he struggled to get free from the ropes → forcejeó para soltarse de las cuerdas
we were struggling for the gun when it went off → forcejeábamos para hacernos con la pistola cuando se disparó
to struggle with sb → forcejear con algn

2. (= move with difficulty)
to struggle free → lograr soltarse con dificultad
I struggled into my costume → logré ponerme el disfraz como pude
we struggled through the crowd → nos abrimos paso a duras penas entre la multitud
she struggled to her feet → logró ponerse de pie
the bus was struggling up the hill → el autobús subía con dificultad la cuesta
he was struggling with his luggage → cargaba con su equipaje con gran esfuerzo

3. (= fight against odds) → luchar
to struggle to do sth → luchar por hacer algo, esforzarse por hacer algo
to struggle against sth → luchar contra algo
he struggled against the disease for 20 years → luchó contra la enfermedad durante 20 años
we could see she was struggling for breath → veíamos como respiraba con dificultad
to struggle in vain → luchar en vano

4. (= have difficulties) → tener problemas
they were struggling to pay their bills → tenían problemas or iban apurados para pagar las facturas
the economy is struggling → la economía está en apuros
he's struggling in his present class → se ve apurado en la clase en la que está ahora
I struggled through the book → me costó terminar de leer el libro, tuve problemas para terminar de leer el libro
she has struggled with her weight for years → ha tenido problemas con su peso durante años

struggle along VI + ADV

1. (lit) → avanzar con dificultad or penosamente

2. (fig) (financially) → ir apurado

struggle on VI + ADV

1. (= keep moving) we struggled on for another kilometre → conseguimos avanzar otro kilómetro a duras penas

2. (fig) → seguir bregando
many old people choose to struggle on alone → muchas personas mayores prefieren seguir bregando solas

struggle through VI + ADV we'll struggle through somehow → saldremos adelante de algún modo

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struggle [ˈstrʌg^əl]

n

(to achieve or obtain sth) → lutte f
a struggle for survival → une lutte pour la survie
power struggle → lutte f de pouvoir

(= scuffle) → lutte f

(= difficult task)
It was a struggle → Ça a été laborieux.
Reading was a struggle for him → Il peinait pour lire., La lecture lui coûtait beaucoup.
to have a struggle to do sth → avoir beaucoup de mal à faire qch

vi

(= try hard) → lutter, se battre
to struggle to do sth (= try hard) → se battre pour faire qch
He struggled to get custody of his daughter → Il s'est battu pour obtenir la garde de sa fille.

(= move with difficulty)
She struggled to her feet → Elle se leva avec difficulté., Elle peina pour se lever.

(= have difficulty) → se débattre dans les difficultés
The company is struggling → La compagnie se débat dans les difficultés.
to struggle financially → se débattre dans les difficultés financières
to struggle to do sth → avoir du mal à faire qch

(= put up a fight) → se débattre
He struggled, but he couldn't escape → Il s'est débattu, mais il n'a pas pu s'échapper.

(= scuffle) → lutter
We were struggling for the gun when it went off → Nous luttions pour nous emparer du pistolet lorsque le coup est parti.
to struggle with sb → se battre avec qn
She struggled with her attacker → Elle s'est battue avec son assaillant.

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struggle

n (lit, fig) → Kampf m → (for um); (fig: = effort) → Anstrengung f; without a struggle → kampflos; to put up a struggle → sich wehren; the struggle for survival/existence → der Überlebens-/Daseinskampf; the struggle to feed her seven children → der Kampf, ihre sieben Kinder zu ernähren; the struggle to find somewhere to live → der Kampf or die Schwierigkeiten, bis man eine Wohnung gefunden hat; it is/was a struggle → es ist/war mühsam; she finds life a struggle → sie findet das Leben mühsam; I had a struggle to persuade him → es war gar nicht einfach, ihn zu überreden

vi

(= contend) → kämpfen; (in self-defence) → sich wehren; (= writhe) → sich winden; (financially) → in Schwierigkeiten sein, krebsen (inf); (fig: = strive) → sich sehr bemühen or anstrengen, sich abmühen; the police were struggling with the burglar → zwischen der Polizei und dem Einbrecher gab es ein Handgemenge; to struggle to do something → sich sehr anstrengen, etw zu tun; to struggle for something → um etw kämpfen, sich um etw bemühen; to struggle against somebody/something → gegen jdn/etw kämpfen; to struggle with somebody → mit jdm kämpfen; to struggle with something (with problem, difficulty, question) → sich mit etw herumschlagen; with injury, mortgage, debts, feelings → mit etw zu kämpfen haben; with doubts, one’s conscience → mit etw ringen; with luggage, language, subject, homework, words → sich mit etw abmühen; to struggle with life → es im Leben nicht leicht haben; this firm/team/family is struggling → diese Firma/Mannschaft/Familie hat (schwer) zu kämpfen; are you struggling? → hast du Schwierigkeiten?; can you manage? — I’m struggling → schaffst dus? — mit Müh und Not; he was struggling to make ends meet → er hatte seine liebe Not durchzukommen

(= move with difficulty) → sich quälen; to struggle to one’s feet → mühsam aufstehen or auf die Beine kommen, sich aufrappeln (inf); to struggle to get up → sich hochquälen; he struggled through the tiny window → er zwängte sich durch das kleine Fenster; to struggle on (lit) → sich weiterkämpfen; (fig) → weiterkämpfen; to struggle along/through (lit, fig) → sich durchschlagen or -kämpfen

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struggle [ˈstrʌgl]

1. n (fight) → lotta; (effort) → sforzo
he lost his glasses in the struggle → ha perso gli occhiali nella zuffa
a power struggle → una lotta per il potere
the struggle for survival → la lotta per la sopravvivenza
without a struggle (surrender) → senza opporre resistenza (without difficulty) → senza problemi
to have a struggle to do sth → avere dei problemi a fare qc

2. vi (physically) → lottare
to struggle with sth/sb → lottare con qc/qn
to struggle to one's feet → alzarsi con sforzo
to struggle through the crowd → avanzare a fatica tra la folla

3. vt to struggle to do sth → lottare per fare qc
to struggle to make ends meet (fig) → faticare a sbarcare il lunario

struggle on vi + adv (fighting) → continuare a lottare; (walking) → avanzare a fatica; (living) → tirare avanti

struggle through vi + adv (fig) they managed to struggle through → sono riusciti a farcela

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struggle [ˈstrʌgl]

1. n (fight) → lotta; (effort) → sforzo
he lost his glasses in the struggle → ha perso gli occhiali nella zuffa
a power struggle → una lotta per il potere
the struggle for survival → la lotta per la sopravvivenza
without a struggle (surrender) → senza opporre resistenza (without difficulty) → senza problemi
to have a struggle to do sth → avere dei problemi a fare qc

2. vi (physically) → lottare
to struggle with sth/sb → lottare con qc/qn
to struggle to one's feet → alzarsi con sforzo
to struggle through the crowd → avanzare a fatica tra la folla

3. vt to struggle to do sth → lottare per fare qc
to struggle to make ends meet (fig) → faticare a sbarcare il lunario

struggle on vi + adv (fighting) → continuare a lottare; (walking) → avanzare a fatica; (living) → tirare avanti

struggle through vi + adv (fig) they managed to struggle through → sono riusciti a farcela

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struggle

v struggle [ˈstragl]

1 to twist violently when trying to free oneself The child struggled in his arms. worstel, spook يُحاوِل الإفْلات بِعُنْف мъча се zmítat se vride sig; stritte imod zappeln αγωνίζομαι, παλεύω luchar, forcejear rabelema مبارزه كردن rimpuilla se débattre לְהֵיאָבֵק हाथ-पैर मारना otimati se, opirati se küzd memberontak brjótast um dibattersi もがく 몸부림치다 grumtis, stengtis ištrūkti turēties/cīnīties pretī bergelut spartelen stritte mot, kjempe, slåss walczyć, wyrywać się debater-se a se zbate биться zmietať sa otepati se migoljiti se streta, sprattla, kämpa ต่อสู้ çabalamak, çırpınmak 掙扎 битися, відбиватися ہاتھ پیر مارنا vẫy vùng, vật lộn 挣扎

2 to make great efforts or try hard All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice. worstel يُكافِح боря се zápasit kæmpe kämpfen αγωνίζομαι, μοχθώ, κοπιάζω luchar (por/contra) võitlema تلاش كردن taistella se battre (contre) לְהֵיאָבֵק किसी तरह मार्ग निकालना, आगे बढ़ना boriti se harcol berjuang stríða, berjast við lottare 戦う 고군분투하다 kovoti, grumtis cīnīties; karot berjuang worstelen kjempe mot, streve med, stride zmagać/borykać się lutar a se bate (contra), a se lupta (cu) бороться zápasiť boriti se boriti se kämpa ดิ้นรน canını dişine takıp uğraşmak 鬥爭 боротися سخت کوشش کرنا gắng sức 斗争

3 to move with difficulty He struggled out of the hole. spook يَتَحَرَّك بِصُعوبَه пробивам си път с мъка prodírat se arbejde (sig); kæmpe (sig) sich quälen κινούμαι με δυσκολία moverse con dificultad tunglema, rabelema تقلا كردن liikkua vaivalloisesti avancer péniblement לְהִתאַמֵץ से संघर्ष करना, से मुकाबला करना mučiti se, probijati se erőlködik berusaha keras brjótast (um/út úr) sforzarsi; uscire もがく 버등거리다 iš visų jėgų stengtis (ką nors daryti) cīnīties/lauzties (uz priekšu; ārā u.tml.) berusaha keras worstelen kjempe seg, bakse seg inn/ut av gramolić się esforçar-se a înainta cu greu с трудом выбираться predierať sa prebijati se teško se kretati kämpa sig กระเสือกกระสน güçlükle hareket etmek 掙扎(動作) пробиватися بڑی دقت سے چلنا di chuyển một cách khó khăn 挣扎（行动）

n

an act of struggling, or a fight The struggle for independence was long and hard. worsteling كِفاح، نِضال битка boj kamp der Kampf αγώνας lucha võitlus مبارزه taistelu lutte (pour) מַאֲבָק हाथापाई, संघर्ष borba, naprezanje küzdelem perjuangan barátta lotta 斗争 고군분투 kova cīņa perjuangan worsteling kamp, strev walka luta a se lupta (pentru) борьба boj boj borba kamp การต่อสู้ mücadele 鬥爭 боротьба; зусилля جد و جہد cuộc đấu tranh 斗争

struggle along

to have only just enough money to live. net-net genoeg geld verdien يكون لديْه ما يَكْفيه للحياة فقط карам я някакси žít z ruky do úst leve fra hånden i munden sich durchkämpfen τα φέρνω βόλτα τσίμα τσίμα vivir con estrecheces, subsistir penosamente/a duras penas/con dificultad toime tulema پول كافي داشتن براي زندگي tulla toimeen joten kuten subsister tant bien que mal לְהַחזִיק מַעֲמָד प्रयत्न के समानान्तर preživljavati, živjeti s malo novca tengődik hidup pas-pasan skrimta, basla (tirare avanti) なんとかやっていく 근근히 살아가다 šiaip ne taip verstis, vos sudurti galą su galu ar mokām iztikt berhempas pulas het net kunnen redeen leve fra hånd til munn ledwo wiązać koniec z końcem, biedować subsistir a subzista кое-как сводить концы с концами žiť z ruky do úst prebijati se preživljavati dra sig fram ประทังชีวิต kıt kanaat geçinmek 生活艱難 перебиватися (з хліба на воду) زندہ رہنے بھر ضروری رقم کا ہونا tìm cách tồn tại, dù có nhiều trở ngại 生活艰难

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struggle → كفاح, يُكافِح usilovat, velké úsilí kæmpe, kamp abmühen (sich), Kampf αγωνίζομαι, πάλη forcejear, lucha kamppailla, kamppailu lutte, lutter borba, boriti se lotta, lottare 苦闘, 苦闘する 고투, 열심히 노력하다 worstelen, worsteling besvær, streve walczyć, walka esforçar-se, esforço бороться, борьба kamp, kämpa ความพยายาม, พยายาม mücadele, mücadele etmek cố gắng, cuộc đấu tranh 挣扎