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struggle+(noun)

  • 1 struggle

    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) grumtis, stengtis ištrūkti
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kovoti, grumtis
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) iš visų jėgų stengtis (ką nors daryti)
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) kova

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  • 2 scrum

    (in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) grumtis (prie kamuolio)

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  • 3 underdog

    (a weak person who is dominated by someone else, or who is the loser in a struggle: He always likes to help the underdog.) nelaimėlis, pralaimėtojas

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  • 4 scramble

    ['skræmbl] 1. verb
    1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) ropštis
    2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) pašokti
    3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) pulti, muštis, kovoti
    4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) trukdyti
    2. noun
    ((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) brovimasis, ropštimasis, muštynės
    - scrambled eggs
    - scrambled egg

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  • 5 scrimmage

    ['skrimi‹]
    1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) susigrūdimas apie kamuolį
    2) (a fight; a confused struggle.) grumtynės

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  • 6 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) laikyti
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) laikyti
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) laikyti
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) išlaikyti
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) laikyti
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (kur) tilpti, laikyti
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) surengti
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) būti, laikytis
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) eiti (pareigas), užimti (vietą)
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) laikyti, manyti (kad), turėti
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) galioti
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) priversti, išpildyti
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) ginti
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) sulaikyti
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) patraukti, išlaikyti
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) laikyti
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) švęsti
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) turėti
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) išsilaikyti
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) palaukti
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) laikyti
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) laikyti
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) žadėti
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) laikymas, nusitvėrimas
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) galia
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) suėmimas
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) triumas

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  • 7 brace

    [breis] 1. noun
    1) (something that draws together and holds tightly: a brace to straighten teeth.) sąvarža, sankaba
    2) (a pair usually of game-birds: a brace of pheasants.) pora
    2. verb
    (to make (often oneself) firm or steady: He braced himself for the struggle.) įsitempus laukti
    - bracing

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  • 8 contest

    ['kontest]
    (a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) varžybos, konkursas

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  • 9 effort

    ['efət]
    1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) pastanga
    2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) pastanga
    3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) bandymas
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    - effortlessly

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  • 10 fight

    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) muštis, grumtis
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) kovoti
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) bartis
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) muštynės
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kova
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kovingumas
    4) (a boxing-match.) rungtynės
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    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight

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  • 11 retreat

    [ri'tri:t] 1. verb
    1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) atsitraukti
    2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) pasitraukti
    2. noun
    1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) atsitraukimas
    2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) atsitraukimo signalas
    3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) nuošalė, vienuma

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  • 12 war

    [wo:] 1. noun
    ((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) karas
    2. verb
    (to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) kariauti
    - warrior
    - war correspondent
    - war-cry
    - war-dance
    - warfare
    - warhead
    - warhorse
    - warlord
    - warmonger
    - warpaint
    - warship
    - wartime
    - war of nerves

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