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"
to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"
If two people struggle with each other, they fight. She screamed at him to `stop it' as they struggled on the ground There were signs that she struggled with her attacker. Struggle is also a noun. He died in a struggle with prison officers less than two months after coming to Britain
If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed. They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills
A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights. Life became a struggle for survival. a young lad's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family He is currently locked in a power struggle with his Prime Minister
If you struggle to move yourself or to move a heavy object, you try to do it, but it is difficult. I could see the young boy struggling to free himself I struggled with my bags, desperately looking for a porter
To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress
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