struggle Meaning and Definition

1. n. strenuous effort

2. n. an energetic attempt to achieve something

3. n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

4. v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

5. v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition

6. v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

7. v. make a strenuous or labored effort