struggle vs wage

struggle and wage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
struggle	Yes	No	Yes	No
wage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wage is a hyponym of struggle; that is, wage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than struggle:

struggle (noun)	wage (noun)
strenuous effort	something that remunerates
an energetic attempt to achieve something
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

struggle (verb)	wage (verb)
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight	carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
to exert strenuous effort against opposition
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
make a strenuous or labored effort