Struggle

(strŭg'gl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. STRUGGLED; p. pr. & vb. n. STRUGGLING.] [Cf. Prov. Ger. strucheln, straucheln, to scold, quarrel, O. Sw. strug, a quarrel, Icel. strūgr; a hostile disposition.]

1. To strive, or to make efforts with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
2. To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend; as, to struggle to save life; to struggle with the waves; to struggle with adversity.
3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.

“’Tis wisdom to beware, And better shun the bait than struggle in the snare. Dryden. Syn.—To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.