Strug"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Struggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Struggling (?).] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel.
strj&?;ka to stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to
stroke, to strike, Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to
stumble. Cf. Stroll.] 1. To strive, or to
make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the
body.
2. 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.
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled
here, have consecrated it [Gettysburg] far above our power to add or
detract.
Lincoln.
3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in
agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.
'T is wisdom to beware,
And better shun the bait than struggle in the
snare.
Dryden.
Syn. -- To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.
Strug"gle (?), n. 1.
A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony;
distress.
2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an
object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay.
3. Contest; contention; strife.
An honest might look upon the struggle with
indifference.
Addison.
Syn. -- Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.
Strug"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Struggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Struggling (?).] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel.
strj&?;ka to stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to
stroke, to strike, Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to
stumble. Cf. Stroll.] 1. To strive, or to
make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the
body.
2. 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.
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled
here, have consecrated it [Gettysburg] far above our power to add or
detract.
Lincoln.
3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in
agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.
'T is wisdom to beware,
And better shun the bait than struggle in the
snare.
Dryden.
Syn. -- To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.
Strug"gle (?), n. 1.
A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony;
distress.
2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an
object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay.
3. Contest; contention; strife.
An honest might look upon the struggle with
indifference.
Addison.
Syn. -- Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.
