n. strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

n. an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

n. 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"

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

adj. being at close quarters; "hand-to-hand fighting"

n. a noisy fight in a crowd

n. disorderly fighting

n. a minor short-term fight

n. a struggle between rivals

n. coming into conflict with

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

n. noisy quarrel

n. a noisy riotous fight

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

n. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

n. disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

n. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate

n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

n. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"

n. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. resist; "buck the trend"

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. state categorically

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

v. engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"

v. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

v. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

v. oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"

v. present reasons and arguments

v. argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

v. to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

v. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

v. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

v. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

v. show submission or fear

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

v. agitate for

v. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

v. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

adj. closely enveloping or surrounding on all sides

adj. pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson

adj. located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

adj. close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

adj. close in space; within reach; "the town is close at hand"

adj. having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

adj. set close together: "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"

adj. comparative of "close"; indicating that one of two that is the shorter distance away

adj. superlative of "close"; indicating that one of several that is the shortest distance away

adj. very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

adj. very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses"

adj. close enough to be walked to; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory"