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. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

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. 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

n. a noisy fight in a crowd

n. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

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 a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

n. disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

n. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

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. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

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. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

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. assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

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

v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"

v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

v. present reasons and arguments

v. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

v. herd and care for; "wrangle horses"

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. be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"

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

v. pressure or urge someone into an action

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. return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

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

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

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. agitate for

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