Struggle definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary STRUGGLE, v.i. [This word may be formed on the root ... efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend; as, to struggle to save life; to struggle with the waves; to struggle against the stream; to struggle with adversity. 3. To labor in pain or anguish; ...
... against Sisera. Judges 5. 2. To contend; to strive; to struggle to resist or check. 3. To act as a soldier ... v.t. 1. To carry on contention; to maintain a struggle for victory over enemies. I have fought a good fight ... 1. A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a struggle for victory, either between individuals, or between armies, ships or ... fight, engagement] 2: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was ... are contending for control of the country" [syn: contend, fight, struggle] 2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he ... to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn: fight, struggle] 4: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain ...
struggle on definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you struggle on, you continue doing something rather than stopping, even though it is difficult. Why should I struggle on to please my parents?... The rest of the world ...
Revolutionary People's Struggle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an extreme ... and imperialism and the United States [syn: Revolutionary People's Struggle, ELA]
Popular Struggle Front definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border [syn: Popular Struggle Front, PSF]
class struggle definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: conflict between ... classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) [syn: class struggle, class war, class warfare]
... To dispute; to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. The troops contested every inch of ground. 2 ... dares in pomp with Jove contest. CONTEST, n. 1. Strife; struggle for victory, superiority, or in defense; struggle in arms. All Europe engaged in the contest against France ... among two or more contestants [syn: contest, competition] 2: a struggle between rivals v 1: to make the subject of dispute ... contestable adjective • contester noun II. noun Date: 1630 1. a struggle for superiority or victory ; competition 2. a competition in which ... Morell. 2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ...
... between two persons, who embrace each other's bodies; a struggle with close embrace, to decide which shall throw the other ... contest by a scuffle. 2. A confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for victory or superiority; a fight. The dog leaps upon ... L' Estrange. SCUF'FLE, v.i. 1. To strive or struggle with close embrace, as two men or boys, 2. To ... scuffle, scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe] 3: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: scramble, scuffle] v 1: walk by dragging one's ... down the hall" [syn: shuffle, scuffle, shamble] 2: fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men ... Etymology: perhaps frequentative of scuff Date: 1590 1. a. to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion b. to ...
... English agonie, from Late Latin agonia, from Greek ag?nia struggle, anguish, from ag?n gathering, contest for a prize, from ... intense pain of mind or body ; anguish, torture b. the struggle that precedes death 2. a violent struggle or contest 3. a strong sudden display (as of joy ... ies) 1 extreme mental or physical suffering. 2 a severe struggle. Phrases and idioms: agony aunt colloq. a person (esp. a ... cries and agonies of wild delight. --Pope. 4. The last struggle of life; death struggle. Syn: Anguish; torment; throe; distress; pangs; suffering. Usage: Agony, ...
... of the mind; distress; anxiety. Colossians 2. 6. The last struggle of life; agony; as the conflict with death. 7. Opposing ... contend with violence; as conflicting armies. 3. To strive or struggle to resist and overcome; as men conflicting with difficulties. 4 ... battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: conflict, struggle, battle] 2: opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he ... action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) b. mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external ... facts > • confliction noun • conflictive adjective Britannica Concise In psychology, mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or demands ... suffer helplessness and anxiety. U.S. Military Dictionary An armed struggle or clash between organized groups within a nation or ...