Strive

1. To vie; to compete; to be a rival.
2. An effort; a striving.
3. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
4. 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.
5. Strife; contention.