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struggle
/stˈɹʌɡəl/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- verb
make a strenuous or labored effort
She struggled for years to survive without welfare
- noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);, Thomas Paine
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
- verb
to exert strenuous effort against opposition
he struggled to get free from the rope
- verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling