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struggle
Overview of noun struggle
The noun struggle has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (16) struggle, battle -- (an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition")
2. (11) conflict, struggle, battle -- (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")
3. (1) struggle -- (strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her")
Overview of verb struggle
The verb struggle has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (13) fight, struggle -- (make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath")
2. (7) struggle -- (to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope")
3. (3) clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter -- (climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling)
4. (2) contend, fight, struggle -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun struggle
3 senses of struggle
Sense 1
struggle, battle
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
conflict, struggle, battle
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
struggle
=> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> labor, labour, toil
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun struggle
3 senses of struggle
Sense 1
struggle, battle
=> duel
=> scramble, scuffle
=> joust, tilt
Sense 2
conflict, struggle, battle
=> class struggle, class war, class warfare
=> rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising
=> pacification, counterinsurgency
=> strife
=> tug-of-war
=> turf war
=> fight, fighting, combat, scrap
=> feud
=> war, warfare
Sense 3
struggle
=> wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun struggle
3 senses of struggle
Sense 1
struggle, battle
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Sense 2
conflict, struggle, battle
=> group action
Sense 3
struggle
=> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
Antonyms of noun struggle
Member Holonyms of noun struggle
Substance Holonyms of noun struggle
Part Holonyms of noun struggle
Member Meronyms of noun struggle
Substance Meronyms of noun struggle
Part Meronyms of noun struggle
Meronyms of noun struggle
Holonyms of noun struggle
Attributes of noun struggle
Derived Forms of noun struggle
3 senses of struggle
Sense 1
struggle, battle
RELATED TO>(verb) struggle#1
=> fight, struggle
Sense 2
conflict, struggle, battle
RELATED TO>(verb) struggle#4
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 3
struggle
RELATED TO>(verb) struggle#3
=> clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
RELATED TO>(verb) struggle#2
=> struggle
RELATED TO>(verb) struggle#1
=> fight, struggle
Domain of noun struggle
Domain Terms of noun struggle
Familiarity of noun struggle
struggle used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun struggle
3 senses of struggle
Sense 1
struggle, battle
> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> batting
=> best
=> worst
=> bid, play
=> crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
=> essay
=> foray
=> contribution, part, share
=> liberation
=> mug's game
=> power play, squeeze play, squeeze
=> seeking
=> shot, stab
=> shot
=> striving, nisus, pains, strain
=> struggle, battle
=> takeover attempt
=> test, trial, run
=> test, trial
Sense 2
conflict, struggle, battle
> group action
=> vote
=> procession
=> military action, action
=> conflict, struggle, battle
=> revolution
=> social activity
=> communalism
=> confederation, alliance
=> decolonization, decolonisation
=> disbandment
=> disestablishment
=> transaction, dealing, dealings
=> stampede
=> social control
=> coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover
=> internationalization, internationalisation
=> nationalization, nationalisation
=> exchange
=> rally, exchange
=> submission, compliance
=> competition, contention, rivalry
=> resistance
=> nonresistance
=> due process, due process of law
=> action
=> legalization, legalisation, legitimation
=> separation
=> integration, integrating, desegregation
=> cooperation
=> brainstorming
=> assembly, assemblage, gathering
=> attendance, attending
=> nonattendance
=> return, paying back, getting even
=> democratization, democratisation
=> engagement, participation, involvement, involution
=> non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement
=> ethnic cleansing
=> socialization, socialisation
HAS INSTANCE=> Restoration
Sense 3
struggle
> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> struggle
=> trouble, difficulty
=> least effort, least resistance
=> strain, straining
=> exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
=> pull
=> application, diligence
=> overkill
=> supererogation
=> overexertion
=> friction, detrition, rubbing
Meronyms of noun struggle
3 senses of struggle
Holonyms of noun struggle
Grep of noun struggle
class struggle
hand-to-hand struggle
popular struggle front
revolutionary people's struggle
struggle
struggler
Antonyms of verb struggle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb struggle
4 senses of struggle
Sense 1
fight, struggle
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 2
struggle
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 3
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
=> climb
=> move
Sense 4
contend, fight, struggle
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb struggle
2 of 4 senses of struggle
Sense 1
fight, struggle
=> tug, labor, labour, push, drive
=> flounder
Sense 4
contend, fight, struggle
=> bear down
=> fistfight
=> join battle
=> tug
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> settle, get back
=> fight back
=> battle, combat
=> war
=> attack, assail
=> duel
=> joust
=> chicken-fight, chickenfight
=> tourney
=> feud
=> skirmish
=> bandy
=> fence
=> box
=> spar
=> scuffle, tussle
=> wrestle
=> engage, wage
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb struggle
4 senses of struggle
Sense 1
fight, struggle
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
Sense 2
struggle
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
Sense 3
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
=> climb
Sense 4
contend, fight, struggle
'Cause To' of verb struggle
Derived Forms of verb struggle
4 senses of struggle
Sense 1
fight, struggle
RELATED TO>(noun) struggle#3
=> struggle
RELATED TO>(noun) struggle#1
=> struggle, battle
RELATED TO>(noun) struggler#1
=> struggler
Sense 2
struggle
RELATED TO>(noun) struggle#3
=> struggle
RELATED TO>(noun) struggler#1
=> struggler
Sense 3
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
RELATED TO>(noun) struggle#3
=> struggle
Sense 4
contend, fight, struggle
RELATED TO>(noun) struggle#2
=> conflict, struggle, battle
Domain of verb struggle
Domain Terms of verb struggle
Familiarity of verb struggle
struggle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb struggle
4 senses of struggle
Sense 1
fight, struggle
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
struggle
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
contend, fight, struggle
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb struggle
3 of 4 senses of struggle
Sense 1
fight, struggle
> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
=> fight, struggle
=> have a go, give it a try
=> grope
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> give it a whirl, give it a try
=> gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Sense 2
struggle
> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> struggle
=> take pains, be at pains
=> buck
Sense 3
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
> climb
=> clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb struggle
Sense 1
fight, struggle
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
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Sense 2
struggle
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
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Sense 3
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
=> climb
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Sense 4
contend, fight, struggle
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Grep of verb struggle
struggle
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