To enter into an armed conflict.
(of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.