<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to contend with an adversary or opposing force</li><li>to contend resolutely with a task, problem, etc.; strive</li><li>to advance with violent effort</li><li>(of athletes and competitors) to be coping with inability to perform well or to win; contend with difficulty</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to bring, put, etc., by struggling</li><li>to make (one's way) with violent effort</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the process or an act or instance of struggling</li><li>a war, fight, conflict, or contest of any kind</li><li>a task or goal requiring much effort to accomplish or achieve</li></ul>