STRUGGLE Copy link • STRUGGLE 1. v. To strive, luctari: to struggle with anybody, cum aliquo luctari; alicui congredi: to struggle through anything, eluctari aliquid (Liv., Tac.; not Cic. or Caes.) [Vid :, also, STRIVE]. To contend, Vid. 2. s. Effort, nisus: conatus: contentio. [Vid: also, EFFORT.] Contest, Vid.