struggle.html - v. & n.
--v.

intr.
1 make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.
2 (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) make violent or determined efforts under difficulties; strive hard (struggled for supremacy; struggled to get the words out).
3 (foll. by with, against) contend; fight strenuously (struggled with the disease; struggled against superior numbers).
4 (foll. by along, up, etc.) make one's way with difficulty (struggled to my feet).
5 (esp. as struggling adj.) have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living (a struggling artist).

--n.

1 the act or a spell of struggling.
2 a hard or confused contest.
3 a determined effort under difficulties.

the struggle for existence (or life) the competition between organisms esp. as an element in natural selection, or between persons seeking a livelihood.

struggler n. [ME strugle frequent. of uncert. orig. (perh. imit.)]

struggle.html - v. & n.
--v.

intr.
1 make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.
2 (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) make violent or determined efforts under difficulties; strive hard (struggled for supremacy; struggled to get the words out).
3 (foll. by with, against) contend; fight strenuously (struggled with the disease; struggled against superior numbers).
4 (foll. by along, up, etc.) make one's way with difficulty (struggled to my feet).
5 (esp. as struggling adj.) have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living (a struggling artist).

--n.

1 the act or a spell of struggling.
2 a hard or confused contest.
3 a determined effort under difficulties.

the struggle for existence (or life) the competition between organisms esp. as an element in natural selection, or between persons seeking a livelihood.

struggler n. [ME strugle frequent. of uncert. orig. (perh. imit.)]

struggle.html - {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill because of drug use or withdrawal symptoms. * /The only explanation I can think of for Max's behavior is that he must be strung out./ 2. To suffer because of a lack of something previously accustomed to, such as the love and affection of someone. * /Sue is all strung out for Jim; they've just split up./ Compare: SPACED OUT.

struggle.html - past and past part. of STRIKE.

struggle.html - adj.
of, concerning, or having a structure.

structural engineering the branch of civil engineering concerned with large modern buildings etc. structural formula Chem. a formula showing the arrangement of atoms in the molecule of a compound. structural linguistics the study of language as a system of interrelated elements. structural psychology the study of the arrangement and composition of mental states and conscious experiences. structural steel strong mild steel in shapes suited to construction work.

structurally adv.

struggle.html - n.
1 the doctrine that structure rather than function is important.
2 structural linguistics.
3 structural psychology.

structuralist n.