v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

v. undergo the efforts of childbirth

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

v. sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. undergo the efforts of childbirth

v. assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. state categorically

v. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

v. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"