struggle

strug|gle¹ [ˈstrʌgəl] v

1.) to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult

struggle to do sth

▪ She's struggling to bring up a family alone.

struggle with

▪ The airline is struggling with high costs.

struggle for

▪ Millions of people are struggling for survival.

struggle against

▪ Firms are struggling against a prolonged recession.

2.)

a) to fight someone who is attacking you or holding you, especially so that you can escape

struggle with

▪ James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the burglars.

struggle to do sth

▪ She struggled to free herself.

b) if two people struggle, they fight each other for something, especially something one of them is holding

struggle for

▪ They struggled for possession of the gun.

3.) to move somewhere with great difficulty

struggle up/out of/into etc

▪ Walkers were struggling up the dusty track.

4.) to be likely to fail, even though you are trying very hard

▪ The team has been struggling all season.

a struggling artist/writer/business

struggle on [i]phr v

to continue doing something that you find very difficult or tiring

▪ He struggled on despite his condition.

struggle ²

struggle² W3 n

1.) a long hard fight to get freedom, political rights etc

struggle for

▪ a struggle for survival

▪ a power struggle between forces favoring and opposing change

2.) a long period of time in which you try to deal with a difficult problem

struggle with/against

▪ She spoke of her struggles with shyness.

3.) a fight between two people for something, or an attempt by one person to escape from the other

▪ Police said there were no signs of a struggle.

4.) be a struggle (for sb)

if something is a struggle, you find it very difficult to do