struggle

struggle
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noun
1 fight
ADJECTIVE
epic, great, life-and-death, titanic
bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent

There were the sounds of a desperate struggle.

continuing, ongoing
protracted
unequal (esp. BrE)
armed

The group supported the armed struggle against the dictator.

class, internecine

Marx wrote about the class struggle.

inner, internal

The author illustrates the inner struggles of this complicated woman.

The party is locked in an internal struggle.

economic, ideological, leadership, liberation, political, power, revolutionary
VERB + STRUGGLE
begin, end
join, take up

They took up the struggle against racism.

carry on, wage
be engaged in, be locked in

species engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the environment

lead
lose, win
put up

If someone snatched your bag, would you put up a struggle?

STRUGGLE + VERB
ensue, take place
continue, go on
intensify
PREPOSITION
in a/the struggle

One of the guards was hurt in the struggle.

without a struggle

She won't give up without a struggle.

struggle against

the struggle against oppression

struggle between

the struggle between good and evil

struggle for

the long struggle for democracy

struggle over

a struggle over the property

struggle with

He was involved in a struggle with the police.

PHRASES
a sign of a struggle

The police said that there was no sign of a struggle by the murder victim.

years of struggle

After 150 years of struggle against colonial rule, the country won its independence.

2 great effort
ADJECTIVE
great, hard, real, uphill

It will be an uphill struggle to maintain exports at the current level.

long
ceaseless, constant, daily, endless

the daily struggle for survival

VERB + STRUGGLE
face, have

We had a real struggle to get everything into the suitcase.

give up

I've given up the struggle to keep my house clean.

PHRASES
a bit of a struggle

It was a bit of a struggle for me to get there so early.

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verb
1 try very hard to do sth
ADVERB
desperately, hard, manfully, mightily (esp. AmE), painfully, valiantly

He struggled desperately to get to the shore.

He struggled hard to keep the boat upright.

a little
constantly
on

She struggled on despite the pain.

VERB + STRUGGLE
have to
PREPOSITION
against

The small boat struggled against the waves.

along, down, up

They struggled up the hill.

for

Shona struggled for breath.

through

The family struggled through the next few years.

PHRASES
struggle to your feet

She struggled to her feet and set off after him.

2 have great difficulties
ADVERB
badly

The team struggled badly last season.

really

He was really struggling in geometry.

clearly, obviously
financially

I was unemployed and struggling financially.

defensively (esp. AmE), offensively (AmE) (both sports)
PREPOSITION
through, with

I'm really struggling with this essay.

PHRASES
struggle to make ends meet

For years, she struggled to make ends meet.

3 fight sb/try to get away from sb
ADVERB
fiercely, furiously, violently

She struggled furiously but could not get away.

together

Ben and Jack struggled together on the grass.

PREPOSITION
against

She struggled against her attacker.

with

He was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders.

PHRASES
struggle free

The attacker's victim managed to struggle free.

Struggle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑country, ↑economy, ↑industry, ↑side

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