struggle

Sense 1 noun

an energetic attempt to achieve something

getting through the crowd was a real struggle

Sense 2 verb

make a strenuous or labored effort

She struggled for years to survive without welfare

Sense 3 noun

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph

Sense 4 verb

to exert strenuous effort against opposition

he struggled to get free from the rope

Sense 5 noun

strenuous effort

the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her

Sense 6 verb

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Sense 7 verb

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

the tribesmen fought each other