tug (v)
labor#1 (v)
labour#1 (v)
push (v)
drive (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def strive and make an effort to reach a goal
examples She tugged for years to make a decent living
We have to push a little to make the deadline!
She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
Frame - 28 Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Outgoing links
Hypernym fight, struggle
Derivationally related form drive → drive
Derivationally related form push → push
Also see push → push on
Derivationally related form labour → labour
Derivationally related form labor → labor
Derivationally related form labor → laborer
Verb Group push, bear on
Hyponym strive, reach, strain
Incoming links
Derivationally related form labour → labour
Derivationally related form labor → labor
Derivationally related form drive → drive
Derivationally related form push → push
Derivationally related form laborer → labor
Verb Group push, bear on
Hypernym strive, reach, strain
Hyponym fight, struggle

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