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.
To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
To stake; to wager.