Definition of strive

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Strive (v. i.) To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth..

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Striving :: Striver (n.) One who strives.
Prize :: Prize (n.) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort..
Compete :: Compete (v. i.) To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another..
Tug :: Tug (v. i.) To labor; to strive; to struggle.
Buffet :: Buffet (v. i.) To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.
Contend :: Contend (v. i.) To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Affecter :: Affecter (n.) One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after..
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize..
Contest :: Contest (v. t.) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows..
Debate :: Debate (v. t.) To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.
Agonize :: Agonize (v. i.) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
Striven :: Strived (p. p.) Striven.
Labor :: Labor (n.) To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains.
Pretend :: Pretend (v. i.) To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to..
Emulate :: Emulate (v. t.) To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great..
Strove :: Striven (p. p.) of Striv.
Contend :: Contend (v. i.) To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
Scuffle :: Scuffle (v. i.) Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard..
Drive :: Drive (v. i.) To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at..
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