The meaning of Crusaded

verb

Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Usage examples:

The thought of questioning toby agitated him extremely

verb

To argue energetically, esp. in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change

Usage examples:

Telephone companies began to agitate for permission to compete in long distance services., any ment…

noun

A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.

Usage examples:

The battle lasted for several hours

verb

Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.

Usage examples:

He has been battling against the illness

noun

An organized course of action to achieve a goal.

Usage examples:

The campaign for a full inquiry into the regime

verb

Work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one.

Usage examples:

People who campaigned against child labour

noun

A person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition.

Usage examples:

A champion hurdler

verb

Vigorously support or defend the cause of.

Usage examples:

He championed the rights of the working class and the poor

adjective

Excellent.

Usage examples:

‘thank ye, lad,’ the farmer said. ‘that's champion.’

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

noun

A room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building.

Usage examples:

They went into the hotel lobby

verb

Seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue.

Usage examples:

They insist on their right to lobby congress

noun

A large, open space just inside the main entrance of a public building such as a hotel, office building, or theater

Usage examples:

As you enter the lobby, you’ll see the elevators on your right., the environmental lobby, [ t ] cou…

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

verb

Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.

Usage examples:

Some regulation is still required to promote competition

verb

Assign to a higher position

verb

To advertise something in order to sell it

Usage examples:

The new model cars are being heavily promoted on television., a new campaign has been launched to p…

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

verb

Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

verb

Make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

Usage examples:

National movements were striving for independence

verb

To try hard to do something or make something happen, esp. for a long time or against difficulties

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] neither jefferson nor madison was a pacifist, though both strove to keep americ…

verb

Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.

Usage examples:

Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

noun

A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.

Usage examples:

There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around

verb

To work hard to do something

Usage examples:

We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance., he struggled with his cousin, and h…

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork