put up a struggle

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  • put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …   English World dictionary

  • struggle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight ADJECTIVE ▪ epic, great, life and death, titanic ▪ bitter, desperate, fierce, heroic, violent …   Collocations dictionary

  • put up — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to place in a container or receptacle < put his lunch up in a bag > b. to put away (a sword) in a scabbard ; sheathe c. to prepare so as to preserve for later use ; can …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • struggle — [n] hard try; fight to win attempt, battle, brush, clash, combat, conflict, contest, effort, encounter, endeavor, essay, exertion, free for all*, grind, hassle, jam, jump, labor, long haul*, pains*, roughhouse*, row, scramble, set to*, skirmish,… …   New thesaurus

  • struggle — [strug′əl] vi. struggled, struggling [ME strogelen < ?] 1. to contend or fight violently with an opponent 2. to make great efforts or attempts; strive; labor 3. to make one s way with difficulty [to struggle through a thicket] vt. Rare …   English World dictionary

  • struggle — I n. 1) to carry on, put up, wage a struggle 2) a bitter, desperate, fierce, frantic, violent; ceaseless, unending, unrelenting; internecine; life and death struggle 3) the class struggle 4) a struggle against, with; for (a struggle against… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — 1. v. & n. v. (putting; past and past part. put) 1 tr. move to or cause to be in a specified place or position (put it in your pocket; put the children to bed; put your signature here). 2 tr. bring into a specified condition, relation, or state… …   Useful english dictionary

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