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struggled |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb struggle 3 of 4 senses of struggle Sense 1 fight, struggle => tug, labor, labour, push drive => flounder Sense 2 struggle => scuffle, tussle => wrestle Sense 4 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 => tussle, scuffle => chicken fight => tourney => feud => skirmish => bandy => fence => box => spar => engage, wage Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb struggle 3 of 4 senses of struggle Sense 1 fight, struggle => tug, labor, labour, push drive => strive, reach, strain => overstrain => extend oneself => kill oneself, overexert oneself => trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself => flounder Sense 2 struggle => scuffle, tussle => wrestle => mudwrestle Sense 4 fight, struggle => bear down => fistfight => join battle => tug => fight, oppose, fight back fight down defend => recalcitrate => resist, stand fend => resist, hold out withstand, stand firm => stand out => stand up => outbrave => hold off => stand remain firm => defy, withstand, hold hold up => weather, endure, brave, brave out => repel, repulse, fight off rebuff, drive back => settle, get back => fight back => battle, combat => wrestle => war => blitzkrieg => go to war, take arms, take up arms => attack, assail => submarine => pepper, pelt => strike, hit => slice => chop => stroke => retaliate, strike back => counterattack, counterstrike => gas => teargas => storm, surprise => blitz => invade, occupy => infest, overrun => besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => blockade, seal off => ebb => bombard, bomb => bomb out => dive-bomb => glide-bomb => skip-bomb => atom-bomb, nuke => hydrogen-bomb => pattern-bomb => nuke, atomize, atomise, zap => letter-bomb => firebomb => blast, strafe, shell => crump => cannonade => torpedo => raid, bust => duel => joust => tilt => tussle, scuffle => chicken fight => tourney => feud => skirmish => bandy => fence => parry, block, deflect => box => spar => prizefight => shadowbox => spar => engage, wage => put up provide, offer Entailment of verb struggle 1 of 4 senses of struggle Sense 4 fight, struggle => compete, vie, contend Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by 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 fight, struggle Familiarity of verb struggle struggle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb 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 fight, struggle -------------- 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) fight, struggle -- (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other;" "Siblings are always fighting") 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) fight, struggle -- (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other;" "Siblings are always fighting")
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