1.an energetic attempt to achieve something;
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
2.an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine
3.strenuous effort;
the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her
1.make a strenuous or labored effort;
She struggled for years to survive without welfare
2.to exert strenuous effort against opposition;
he struggled to get free from the rope
3.climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
4.be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;
the tribesmen fought each other