struggle

Definitions


[ˈstrʌɡl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction
(e.g: before she could struggle, he lifted her up)


Phrases:
- the struggle for existence

Origin:
late Middle English: frequentative, perhaps of imitative origin. The noun dates from the late 17th century


[ˈstrʌɡl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack
(e.g: there were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around)


Phrases:
- the struggle for existence

Origin:
late Middle English: frequentative, perhaps of imitative origin. The noun dates from the late 17th century




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