intransitive. To strive, exert oneself, pant. Obsolete.

intransitive. To be determined or insistent. Cf. to stand on 2 at phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete.

intransitive. To struggle or strive; to resist.

figurative. To strive or labour (esp. to obtain the mastery, superiority, or advantage) with or against difficulties, circumstances, forces, personal…

reflexive and intransitive. To strain, press forward, use effort. Also with on.

To endeavour vigorously, use strenuous effort. Const. to with infinitive. (Cf. sense 6b).

intransitive. To endeavour or attempt to do something, esp. with eagerness or haste; to aim at or strive after. Also transitive with indirect…

intransitive. To aim, seek, strive. Obsolete. rare.

To twist the body in struggling or striving; to struggle with or strive against something; to contend, labour, or endeavour earnestly.

intransitive. To make an effort, strive or try to do something; to make a shift; to take precautions against. Scottish and dialect.

figurative. To contend, maintain a (usually defensive) struggle, e.g. with or against pestilence, bigotry, the waves, etc.

intransitive. To strive earnestly; to make vigorous efforts; to endeavour, to struggle. Obsolete.

intransitive. To strive or struggle to do something. Obsolete.

To struggle; to tremble, quiver, throb.

intransitive. To touse each other, tussle; also figurative; in quot. 1607, to pull things about in disorder, rummage. Obsolete.

To make great efforts in spite of difficulties; to contend resolutely with (a task, burden); to strive to do something difficult. †Also const. at…

intransitive. To scheme or exert oneself to do something. to lay in for: to make one's object, lay oneself out for, exert oneself to gain. Obsolete.

intransitive. To use one's utmost endeavours; to strive vigorously. Const. to with infinitive, after, for, to (the attainment of some object).

intransitive with infinitive as complement. To strive or endeavour to do or bring about something. Obsolete.

intransitive (Scottish) To look out, strive for (something).

intransitive. To scramble, to struggle.

figurative.

To win or make (one's way) by fighting.