01 v. i. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
imp. & p. p.
Struggled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Struggling
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To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
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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.
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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.