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    [Verb]  | "strive" | \ ˈstrīv \


    1: to devote serious effort or energy : endeavor

    2: to struggle in opposition : contend


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, to quarrel, contend, fight, endeavor, from Anglo-French estriver to quarrel, from estri, estrif strife {mat|strife|};

    [Verb]  | "strives" 


    1: to devote serious and sustained effort;


      * e.g., " ... not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace "



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    2: to make an effort to do;


      * e.g., " ... let us strive to make the most of this opportunity "



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    [Verb]  | "strive" 


    1: to make an effort to do;


      * e.g., " ... let us strive to make the most of this opportunity "



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    2: to devote serious and sustained effort;


      * e.g., " ... not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace "



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     [ "Striving" ]

    1: Half way between surviving and thriving. You're working towards thriving, but you just aren't there yet.

      * e.g.,  ... Hell week is kicking my ass, but I'm honestly striving right now. 

     [ "Striving" ]

    1: Striving is like trying. When you try, you put effort into whatever you're doing and then stop. Thus the phrase, "Try, try again". When you strive to do something, you put 110% into the task and you keep going until you either accomplish it or you confirm that what you're trying to do is impossible.

      * e.g.,  ... Dave: I tried... I really did. I just can't stay sober. 

     [ "Strive" ]

    1: To accomplish something & make great efforts

      * e.g.,  ... I'm Tryna strive & do big dirt. We strive over the swoop house lastnight. 

     [ "Strive" ]

    1:  Something you are forced to do Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm

      * e.g.,  ...  Its already 8:30? Shit I was suppose to start striving a half hour ago. 


     [ "Strive" ]

    2:  A complete waste of time

      * e.g.,  ...  Hey let me know when you quit striving so you can actually get back to work. 


     [ "Strive" ]

    3:  Something a company tries to promote with t-shirts and plaques but really means nothing

      * e.g.,  ...  Really? Do I seriously have to keep looking at this Strive plaque every day? 


     [ "Strive" ]

    4:  the act of releasing strive juice from one's body

      * e.g.,  ...  Guy 1 "awww man I striving so hard today that I strove all over my nice blue shirt" 

     [ "Hop On Strive" ]

    1: Slang for rough gay sex, commonly used by people who are fond of video games and homosexuality.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey man, wanna Hop On Strive later?" 

     [ "Strive For Five" ]

    1: When you have 2 brain cells alone and your friend and/or partner has two braincells alone but combined you have 5

      * e.g.,  ... Clown 1: Man I swear we have 2 braincells each 

     [ "lucrative-strive" ]

    1: lucrative-strive: simply means to fight, battle, reach or to compete in hope or faith of future success. The term can also mean to gain the ability and knowledge to truly know one's self, seek self-improvement and contend for your higher purpose in life; The word lucrative-strive embodies the struggle within ourselves to succeed and everything that represents the struggle.

      * e.g.,  ...  That young man has a certain lucrative-strive in him that reflects in his demeanor. 

     [ "Big Strive" ]

    1: Big Strive (aka strive) is a reference known when a mans penis is too massive or gets way too many hoes (females)

      * e.g.,  ... I wish I was the Big Strive as he is so rich and has a massive penis 

     [ "Strive For Five" ]

    1: ) How Mike miraculously attempts to masturbate five times in one day.

      * e.g.,  ... ) "Mike, does dust come out of your dick at the end of the day?" 


     [ "Strive For Five" ]

    2: ) Wegmans' encouragement to strive for five servings of fruit per day.

      * e.g.,  ... ) "Hey kids, Strive For Five servings of fruit per day! Here's an apple." 

     [ "striving to do poorly" ]

    1: A dysfunctional operating principle that degrades thinking, distorts reality and is responsible for initiating a self-destruction sequence for many influential, technology-based companies where profit is commonly valued over moral welfare and data aggregation proceeds at the expense of social responsibility.

      * e.g.,  ... The Facebook just sold all of my personal data to Instagram and they turned around and dumped it on Reddit! I trusted ALL those bastards and they're striving to do poorly...next up, WikiLeaks 

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