Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
struggle (verb)intransitive verb
1.
to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition - struggling with the problem
2.
to proceed with difficulty or with great effort - struggled through the high grass struggling to make a living
1.
- contest strife armed struggle a power struggle
2.
a violent effort or exertion an act of strongly motivated striving - a struggle to make ends meet
3.
- tussle during the struggle the gun went off
