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struggle
Verb
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If you struggle to do something difficult, you work very hard to do it.
They struggled to survive in New York City on $25,000 a year.
She struggled to her feet after being hit by the bicycle.
The company is struggling to maintain the same level of profits.
She wrote about struggling to balance motherhood, work and love.
The fishermen struggled against the powerful winds and high waves that had come in with a late-night storm.
struggle
Noun
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A struggle is a fight, often long and hard, or needing a lot of effort.
As long as they are not willing to make peace, there will be armed struggle.
Nature is really an ongoing struggle for survival.
The fighting has been mainly a power struggle between these two groups.
This has been part of life in Indonesia since its struggle against the Dutch for independence.
They had become deeply involved in the people's struggle for freedom and democracy.
They are already engaged in a power struggle for control of the post-American Iraq.
The basis of most movies is a struggle between good guys and bad guys.
bug
Noun
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An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").
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Any insect or spider may often be called a bug.
These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
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A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.
The computer program has a bug in it.
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A contagious illness caused by bacteria or a virus.
He’s got the flu bug.
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An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
I think he’s a gold bug, he has over 10,000 ounces in storage.
to catch the skiing bug
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An electronic listening device.
We installed a bug in her telephone.
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A small or invisible image on a webpage that is used to track persons who viewed it.
He suspected the image was a web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.
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A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it.
He did not like the network bug that appeared onscreen.
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Figurative - A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
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A semi-automated telegraph key.
bug
Verb
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To annoy.
Don’t bug me, I’m busy!
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To put an electronic listening device somewhere.
We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.