Struggle ˈstrʌɡl Locked Fight Good Independence Teams Title

• a power/leadership struggle
• a struggle for independence
• three teams are locked in a struggle for this year's title.
• he is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.

struggle

1. a hard fight in which people try to obtain or achieve something, especially something that somebody else does not want them to have
• a power/leadership struggle
• a struggle for independence
• Three teams are locked in a struggle for this year's title.
• He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
• the struggle between good and evil
• She will not give up her children without a struggle.
• the campaign for parliamentary reform
• an advertising campaign
• She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
• the endless battle between man and nature
• the struggle for independence
• the struggle between good and evil
• the battle/struggle between good and evil
• the drive for greater efficiency
• a drive to reduce energy consumption
• From today, we’re going on an economy drive(= we must spend less).
• the war against crime
• Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
2. a physical fight between two people or groups of people, especially when one of them is trying to escape, or to get something from the other
• There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
• After a short struggle, I managed to get the knife away from him.
• He got into a fight with a man in the bar.
• Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.
• a drunken brawl in a bar
• There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.
• He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
3. something that is difficult for you to do or achieve
• synonym effort
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• It was a real struggle to be ready on time.
• They face an uphill struggle to get to the finals of the competition.

Extra Examples

• After 150 years of struggle against colonial rule, the country won its independence.
• He was involved in a struggle with the police.
• I’ve given up the struggle to keep my house clean.
• If someone snatched your bag, would you put up a struggle?
• It was a bit of a struggle for me to get there so early.
• It will be an uphill struggle to maintain exports at the current level.
• Marx wrote about the class struggle.
• One of the guards was hurt in the struggle.
• She won’t give up without a struggle.
• The UN supported what it saw as the just struggle of an oppressed people.
• The author illustrates the inner struggles of this complicated woman.
• The group supported the armed struggle against the dictator.
• The party is locked in an internal struggle.
• The police said that there was no sign of a struggle by the murder victim.
• There were the sounds of a desperate struggle.
• They took up the struggle against racism.
• We had a real struggle to get everything into the suitcase.
• a struggle over the property
• species engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the environment
• the daily struggle for survival
• the long struggle for democracy
• the struggle against fascism
• He was a major player in the struggle for independence.
• The teams are locked in a struggle for this year’s title.
• the battle/struggle between good and evil/man and nature

Word Origin

• late Middle English: frequentative, perhaps of imitative origin. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.