To try for, to attempt to reach.
To favor, accept; to have a preference for.
To attack.
To develop a strong interest in, especially in a sudden manner; to be infatuated with.
To apply equally to.
To undertake (an action); to choose an option.
To suffice to be used for; to serve as.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, for.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.