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Strug"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Struggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Struggling (?).] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj&unr_;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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Strug"gle (?), n. 1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress.
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2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay.
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3. Contest; contention; strife.
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An honest might look upon the struggle with indifference. Addison.
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Syn. -- Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.
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