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Webster 1913 Edition
Struggle
Strug′gle
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Struggled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Struggling
.] [OE.
strogelen
; cf. Icel. strj[GREEK]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.
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 adversityThe brave men, living and dead, who
struggled
here, have consecrated it [Gettysburg] far above our power to add or detract. Lincoln.
3.
To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.
'T is wisdom to beware,
And better shun the bait than
And better shun the bait than
struggle
in the snare. Dryden.
Syn. – To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.
Strug′gle
,Noun.
1.
A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress.
2.
Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil.
Macaulay.
3.
Contest; contention; strife.
An honest might look upon the
struggle
with indifference. Addison.
Syn. – Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.
Webster 1828 Edition
Struggle
STRUGGLE
,Verb.
I.
1.
Properly, to strive, or to make efforts with a twisting or with contortions of the body. Hence, 2.
To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend; as, to struggle to save life; to struggle with the waves; to struggle against the stream; to struggle with adversity.3.
To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.Tis wisdom to beware, and better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
STRUGGLE
,Noun.
1.
Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avoid an evil; properly, a violent effort with contortions of the body.2.
Contest; contention; strife.An honest man might look upon the struggle with indifference.
3.
Agony; contortions of extreme distress.