Fight vs. Struggle
Difference Between Fight and Struggle
Fightverb
(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous.Strugglenoun
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Fightverb
(reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.Strugglenoun
(figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.
Fightverb
(intransitive) To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
He fought for the Democrats in the last election.Struggleverb
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.Fightverb
(transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
The battle was fought just over that hill.Struggleverb
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
She struggled to escape from her assailant's grasp.Fightverb
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.Strugglenoun
an energetic attempt to achieve something;
getting through the crowd was a real strugglehe fought a battle for recognitionFightverb
(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
The government pledged to fight corruption.Strugglenoun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumphpolice tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobsFightverb
To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
to fight cocks;to fight one's shipStrugglenoun
strenuous effort;
the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted herFightnoun
An occasion of fighting.
One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.Struggleverb
make a strenuous or labored effort;
She struggled for years to survive without welfareHe fought for breathFightnoun
(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
Struggleverb
to exert strenuous effort against opposition;
he struggled to get free from the ropeFightnoun
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
Watch your language, are you looking for a fight?Struggleverb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Fightnoun
(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
I'm going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.Struggleverb
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;
the tribesmen fought each otherSiblings are always fightingFightnoun
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
I'll put up a fight to save this company.Fightnoun
(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
That little guy has a bit of fight in him after all.As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the fight went out of him.Fightnoun
(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships.
Fightnoun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle;
a fight broke out at the hockey gamethere was fighting in the streetsthe unhappy couple got into a terrible scrapFightnoun
an intense verbal dispute;
a violent fight over the bill is expected in the SenateFightnoun
a boxing match;
the fight was on television last nightFightnoun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamaugahe lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagementFightnoun
an aggressive willingness to compete;
the team was full of fightFightverb
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;
the tribesmen fought each otherSiblings are always fightingFightverb
fight against or resist strongly;
The senator said he would oppose the billDon't fight it!Fightverb
make a strenuous or labored effort;
She struggled for years to survive without welfareHe fought for breathFightverb
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;
The liberal party pushed for reformsShe is crusading for women's rightsThe Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
