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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 |
the use of weapons, bodies, or words to struggle with someone or something; battle; quarrel. [3/5 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] |
| 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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