struggle
verb
[ ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l ]
• make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.
• "before she could struggle, he lifted her up"
Similar:
fight,
grapple,
wrestle,
scuffle,
brawl,
spar,
exchange blows,
come to blows,
scrap,
swedge,
struggle
noun
• a forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.
• "there were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around"
Similar:
fight,
scuffle,
brawl,
tussle,
wrestling match,
sparring match,
wrestling bout,
bout,
skirmish,
fracas,
melee,
affray,
encounter,
disturbance,
breach of the peace,
scrap,
barney,
set-to,
dust-up,
punch-up,
ruction,
free-for-all,
argy-bargy,
bust-up,
ding-dong,
swedge,
Origin:
late Middle English: frequentative, perhaps of imitative origin. The noun dates from the late 17th century.
