Struggle: alternatives and connections

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Trial; attempt; essay.

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To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.

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To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

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An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle…

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To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt.

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An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.

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The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Sick.

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To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.

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of Sweat

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Labor with pain; severe toil or exertion.

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To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from th…

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To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery.

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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B.…

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

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A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, of many species.

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To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

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Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort di…

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productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

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A pustule; a pimple.

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To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.

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A seat of any kind.

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To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.

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An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in…

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A tournament.

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To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

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To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.

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To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake; to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.

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Ware; aware.

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To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other.

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A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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of Fight

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To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

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of Grapple

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A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.

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To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.

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The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.

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The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and…

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To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.

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of Rise

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To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

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To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.

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The act of striving; earnest endeavor.

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A covering overhead; especially, a tent.

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Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent.

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Ware; aware.

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Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.

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To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.

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of Wrestle

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.

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To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.

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One who struggles.

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One who struggles.

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To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize…

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See Revie.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also used figuratively.

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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

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The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.

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The external membranous integument of an animal.

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To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.

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