(1):
(n.) The act of striving; earnest endeavor.
(2):
(n.) Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts.
(3):
(n.) That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
(4):
(n.) Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.
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