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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Struggle \Strug"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Struggled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Struggling}.] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj?ka to
stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to stroke, to strike,
Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to stumble. Cf. {Stroll}.]
1. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with
contortions of the body.
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2. 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.
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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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3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in
any kind of difficulty or distress.
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'T is wisdom to beware,
And better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
--Dryden.
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Syn: To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.
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