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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Struggle \Strug"gle\, n.
     1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body;
        agony; distress.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to
        avert an evil. --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Contest; contention; strife.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An honest might look upon the struggle with
              indifference.                         --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Struggle \Strug"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Struggled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Struggling.] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj?ka 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here,
              have consecrated it [Gettysburg] far above our power
              to add or detract.                    --Lincoln.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in
        any kind of difficulty or distress.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              'T is wisdom to beware,
              And better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Struggle \Strug"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Struggled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Struggling.] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj?ka 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  struggle
       n 1: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through
            the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for
            recognition" [syn: battle]
       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" [syn: conflict,
           battle]
       3: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd
          exhausted her"
       v 1: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years
            to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
            [syn: fight]
       2: to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled
          to get free from the rope"
       3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble,
           shin, shinny, skin, sputter]
       4: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen
          fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" [syn: fight]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  struggle
     Αγγλικά n.
     αγώνας, προσπάθεια
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αγωνίζομαι, παλεύω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  struggle
     n.
     1 A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a
  difficult task.
     2 (lb en figurative) strife, contention, great effort.
     vb.
     To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (''for'' or
  ''against''), to contend.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  struggle
     n.
     1 A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a
  difficult task.
     2 (lb en figurative) strife, contention, great effort.
     vb.
     To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (''for'' or
  ''against''), to contend.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  struggle
     n.
     1 A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a
  difficult task.
     2 (lb en figurative) strife, contention, great effort.
     vb.
     To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (''for'' or
  ''against''), to contend.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  struggle
     n.
     1 A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a
  difficult task.
     2 (lb en figurative) strife, contention, great effort.
     vb.
     To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (''for'' or
  ''against''), to contend.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  struggle
     Englanti n.
     taistelu, kamppailu
     Englanti vb.
     taistella, kamppailla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  struggle
     Engelska n.
     kamp, strid
     Engelska vb.
     kämpa, strida

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  1. veg
  2. geveg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  الكفاح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  би́тка, бой, борба́
  strife, effort

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  бия, боря
  to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  bojovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  zápasit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/ 
  zápas

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  boj

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/ 
  usilovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  úsilí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  namáhat se

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  Kampf , Auseinandersetzung , Ringen 
           Note: um etw.
        "in the struggle against sb./sth."  - im Kampf gegen jdn./etw.
        "the struggle for existence"  - der Kampf ums Dasein
        "the struggle for recognition and understanding"  - das Ringen um Anerkennung und Verständnis
   see: struggles
  
           Note: for sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  Wetteifern , Ringen , Geriss  [Ös.] , Griss  [Ös.]
           Note: um
     Synonym: competition
  
           Note: for

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/ 
  ankämpfen  [dagegen]
     Synonyms: battle, fight
  
   see: battling, struggling, fighting, battled, struggled, fought
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  
  αγώνας, αγωνίζομαι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  taistelu
  strife, effort

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  kamppailla, ponnistella
  to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  struggle /strʌgl/
  1. se débattre, se démener
  2. batailler, combattre, luter
  3. bataille, combat
  4. lutter

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/ 
  1. संग्राम करना
        "Although he had no chance of survival after the accident but he struggled out of it."
  2. प्रयत्न करना
        "Though the wind was blowing in the opposite direction the bowlers struggled to keep the length."
  3. हाथ-पैर मारना
        "An innocent guy struggled to get away from police."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/ 
  1. संघर्ष
        "Launching of different product involves the struggle of different companies."
  2. प्रयत्न
        "After a long struggle he cleared the exams."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  bitka, borba, borbe, borbi, boriti se, naprezanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  1. harc
  2. igyekezet
  3. küzdelem

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  ulet
  strife, effort

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  kerja keras
  to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  battaglia

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  奮闘, 戦い, 闘争
  strife, effort

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  奮闘, 闘争
  to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  struggle /strʌgl/
  1. battuere, dimicare, fendere, pugnare
  2. proelium, pugna
  3. colluctari

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  struggle /strʌgl/
  1. kova, grumtynės
  2. kovoti, grumtis, stengtis iš visų jėgų, dėti pastangas, kamuotis
  3. pastangos, priešinimasis
  4. sunkumas, vargas (ką daryti, for)
  5. gintis, priešintis, spurdėti
  6. skverbtis, brautis (through)

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  struggle /strʌgl/
  1. spartelen, worstelen, zich aftobben
  2. kampen, strijden, strijd voeren, vechten
  3. gevecht, kamp, slag, strijd, treffen, veldslag

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  kjempe, slite, slåss, streve
  to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  struggle /ˈstrʌgəl/
  I.   1.  borykać się, usiłować
   2.  [w uścisku]  wyrywać się, szamotać się
   3.  [z kimś]  walczyć
  II.   1.  [o coś]  walka
   2.  szamotanina
   3.  struggle to do sth (struggle V: :to VERB)
   - z wysiłkiem coś robić

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  struggle /strʌgl/
  1. debater-se, espernear, estrebuchar
  2. batalhar, brigar, combater, guerrear, lidar, lutar, pelejar
  3. batalha, combate, luta, peleja, pugna
  4. pugnar

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  struggle /strʌgl/
  1. бороться
  2. битва, бой, борьба

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  struggle /strʌgl/
  batalla

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  kamp
  strife, effort

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  struggle //ˈstrʌɡəl// /[ˈstɹʌɡl̩]/ 
  kämpa
  to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  struggle /stɹˈʌɡəl/
  1. çabalamak, uğraşmak, mücadele etmek
  2. canını dişine takarak çatışmak, can havliyle çabalamak
  3. çabalama, uğraşma
  4. mücadele, çaba, uğraş.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstɹəɡəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  175 Moby Thesaurus words for "struggle":
     Kilkenny cats, action, aerial combat, affray, agonize, aim,
     altercation, argument, armored combat, assay, attempt, battle,
     battle royal, be determined, be hard put, beat about, bickering,
     blunder, box, brawl, broil, brush, buffet, bullfight, careen,
     career, cat-and-dog life, clash, clash of arms, close, cockfight,
     collide, combat, come to blows, compete, competition, conflict,
     contend, contention, contentiousness, contest, contestation,
     controversy, cut and thrust, debate, determination, disputation,
     dispute, dogfight, drudgery, duel, effort, embroilment, encounter,
     endeavor, enmity, essay, exchange blows, exchange of blows,
     exertion, falter, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, fighting,
     fire fight, flounce, flounder, fray, give and take,
     give satisfaction, grapple, grapple with, ground combat,
     grunt and sweat, hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand fight, hassle,
     have trouble, hostility, house-to-house combat, huff and puff,
     jostle, joust, labor, labor under difficulties, litigation,
     logomachy, lurch, match, mix it up, naval combat, offer, paper war,
     passage of arms, pitch, pitch and plunge, pitched battle, plunge,
     polemic, quarrel, quarreling, quarrelsomeness, rassle, reel,
     resolution, resolve, riot, rock, roll, rumble, run a tilt,
     running fight, scramble, scrapping, scrimmage, scuffle, seek,
     seethe, shoving match, skirmish, spar, squabbling, squirm, stagger,
     stand-up fight, strain, street fight, strife, strive, striving,
     struggling, study, stumble, sway, sweat, sweat blood, swing,
     tauromachy, thrash about, thrust and parry, tilt, toil, toss,
     toss and tumble, toss and turn, totter, tourney, travail, trial,
     try, tug-of-war, tumble, tussle, twist, undertake, undertaking,
     vie, wage war, walk on eggshells, wallop, wallow, war,
     war of words, warfare, welter, wiggle, words, work, worm,
     wrangling, wrestle, wriggle, writhe
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 竞争,努力,奋斗;
  v. 努力,奋斗,挣扎;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 斗争,战斗;挣扎,努力
     vi. 挣扎斗争,奋斗

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