(1):
(n.) An effort; a striving.
(2):
(n.) Strife; contention.
(3):
(v. i.) To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
(4):
(v. i.) To vie; to compete; to be a rival.
(5):
(v. i.) To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; - followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation; strive for the truth.