a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack:there were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around
a conflict or contest:a power struggle for the leadership
a determined effort under difficulties:with a struggle, she pulled the pram up the slopethe centre is the result of the scientists' struggle to realize their dream
a very difficult task:it was a struggle to make herself understood
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make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction:before she could struggle, he lifted her up [with infinitive]:he struggled to break free
engage in conflict:politicians continued to struggle over familiar issues
strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance:new authors are struggling in the present climatemany families on income support have to struggle to make ends meet (as adjective struggling)a struggling team
(struggle with) have difficulty handling or coping with:passengers struggle with bags and briefcases
[no object, with adverbial of direction] make one’s way with difficulty:it took us all day to struggle back to our bivouac
the struggle for existence (or life)
the competition between organisms, especially as an element in natural selection, or between people seeking a livelihood:every adaptation had to offer an advantage to the organism in the struggle for existence
