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battle |
to fight or struggle. [2/4 definitions] |
contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. [1/3 definitions] |
contest |
a fight or struggle to win or to be better. [2/4 definitions] |
fight |
to battle or struggle against. [2/5 definitions] |
gasp |
to breathe in gasps; struggle for breath; pant. [1/3 definitions] |
labor |
to go with difficulty; struggle. [1/5 definitions] |
scramble |
a struggle to gain something, or to avoid failing. [1/8 definitions] |
struggle |
When you struggle, you fight to get free of something by using the force of your arms and legs. [7 definitions] |
victor |
the winner of a contest, battle, argument, or struggle. |
war |
a strong effort to achieve something; fight or struggle. [1/3 definitions] |
wrestle |
to take part in the sport of wrestling, or to struggle to throw and hold another to the ground. [2/3 definitions] |
wrestling |
an athletic exercise or contest in which two people struggle to throw and hold each other to the ground. |
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