Definitions for struggle
ˈstrʌg əlstrug·gle

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. struggle, battle(noun)

   an energetic attempt to achieve something

   "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

2. conflict, struggle, battle(noun)

   an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

   "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

3. struggle(verb)

   strenuous effort

   "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

4. fight, struggle(verb)

   make a strenuous or labored effort

   "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

5. struggle(verb)

   to exert strenuous effort against opposition

   "he struggled to get free from the rope"

6. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter(verb)

   climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

7. contend, fight, struggle(verb)

   be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

   "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. struggle(Noun)

   strife, contention, great effort

2. struggle(Verb)

   to strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

   During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Struggle(verb)

   to strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body

2. Struggle(verb)

   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

3. Struggle(verb)

   to labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress

4. Struggle(noun)

   a violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress

5. Struggle(noun)

   great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil

6. Struggle(noun)

   contest; contention; strife

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Struggle

   Struggle is the first album released by the four-piece alternative metal music group, Nonpoint. It was released through the now defunct independent label, Jugular Records. Several of the songs were later re-used on the band's next album, Statement. The album was reissued under the title Separate Yourself: The Beginning 1997-1998 and is still available for purchase either at concerts or via the band's website.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Struggle

   strug′l, v.i. to make great efforts with contortions of the body: to make great exertions: to contend: to labour in pain: to be in agony or distress.—n. a violent effort with contortions of the body: great labour: agony.—n. Strugg′ler, one who struggles, strives, or contends. [Skeat explains M. E. strogelen as a weakened form of an assumed strokelen, a freq. verb, from Ice. strok-, stem of strokinn, pa.p. of strjúka, to strike; cf. Ice. strokka, to churn, also Sw. stryka, to strike.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'struggle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2711

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'struggle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4009

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'struggle' in Nouns Frequency: #1040

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'struggle' in Verbs Frequency: #496

How to pronounce struggle?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of struggle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of struggle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of struggle in a Sentence

1. Bruce Aylward:

   These results come at a critically important time, reminding us that while Ebola case numbers continue to plummet, Ebola survivors and their families continue to struggle with the effects of the disease.

2. Cedric Alexander:

   Video footage captured from police body cameras shows Atlanta police officers talking with Rayshard Brooks moments before Rayshard Brooks was shot in a Wendys parking lot. Officer Devin Bronsan arrived inthe area after a 911 complaintof someone sleeping in a car. Rayshard Brooks said Rayshard Brooks drank a small amount of alcohol and was administered afield sobriety test. Hisblood-alcohol levelregistered at.108, above the.08 legal limit. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving, said Officer Garrett Rolfe, who responded to the scene after Officer Devin Bronsan, beforehe tried to arrest Rayshard Brooks. A struggle ensuedand the officers bodycams wereknocked to the ground. They could be heard yelling, Youre going to get Tased ! Stop fighting ! ATLANTA ERUPTS AFTER Rayshard Brooks DEATH PROMPTS POLICE CHIEF TO STEP DOWN This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Garrett Rolfe has been fired following the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks and a second officer has been placed on administrative duty. ( Atlanta Police Department via AP) At one point Rayshard Brooks appears to grab Bronsans Taser. Hands off Bronsans Taser ! an officer said. Rayshard Brooks fled from the officers and turnedaround with the stun gun before Rayshard Brooks was shot. It does appear in the video that Rayshard Brooks is fleeing from the Atlanta police officers, that as hes fleeing Rayshard Brooks turns back over Rayshard Brooks shoulder with what appears to the naked eye to be Rayshard Brooks Taser that the eyewitnesses told us they saw the individual have that belonged to one of the officers, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Saturday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. An autopsy found that Rayshard Brooks suffered to two gunshot wounds to Rayshard Brooks back. The Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled Rayshard Brooks deatha homicide. Garrett Rolfe has not been charged in Rayshard Brooks death but was fired from the force Sunday. Cedric Alexander, the former public safety director of Dekalb County, Ga., who now works as a police consultant, told the Associated Press that the shooting will lead to questions over how officers could have defused the situation. Heres a man who took Dekalb County upon Cedric Alexander to pull off the road to take a nap.

3. Anuj Somany:

   An actor who has gone through regular struggle to earn bread & butter in real life can only do the role of comedy character convincingly in reel life to put the smile on the face of an intelligent spectator.

4. Alexandra Brodsky:

   I worry that victims( of stealthing) might struggle in court using current laws.

5. Rachael Farrokh:

   I want to bring awareness to this disease because it's going unnoticed and there's a lot of shame around eating Eating Disorders right now, it's inspiring me to want to get better -- I want my struggle to help other women know that they aren't alone. This terrible disease should not be kept in the closet of shame.

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