See strive in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion:
drive, fag, labor, moil, strain1, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work. Idiom: break one's back (or neck). See workTo make an attempt to do or make:
assay, attempt, endeavor, essay, seek, try. Idioms: have a go at, have (or make) (or take) a shot at, have (or take) a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at. See try
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