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noun
hard try; fight to win
Synonyms: 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, strife, striving, toil, trial, tussle, undertaking, work, wrangle
Antonyms: giving in
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verb
labor, work
Synonyms: assay, attempt, bend over backwards, break one’s back, break one’s neck, cope, dig, endeavor, exert oneself, give it one’s best shot, give the old college try, go all out, grind, hassle, have one’s nose to grindstone, hustle, make every effort, offer, plug, plug away, scratch, seek, slave, strain, strive, sweat, tackle, take a crack, take a stab, take on, toil, try, try one’s hardest, undertake, work like a dog
Antonyms: idle, laze, rest
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verb
fight, wrestle
Synonyms: battle, brawl, buck, bump heads, compete, contend, contest, cross swords, go up against, grapple, hassle, lock horns, put up a fight, romp, rough-house, row, scrap, scuffle, shuffle, slug, smack, tangle
Antonyms: surrender, yield