STRUGGLE
- to strive vigorously in resistance [v STRUGGLED, STRUGGLING, STRUGGLES]
- to make strenuous efforts against opposition [v STRUGGLED, STRUGGLES, STRUGGLING]
- Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction
- Strive to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance
- Have difficulty handling or coping with
- Engage in conflict
- Make one's way with difficulty
- Have difficulty in gaining recognition or a living