tourney vs struggle

tourney and struggle both are nouns.

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

As verbs, struggle is a hypernym of tourney; that is, struggle is a word with a broader meaning than tourney:

Other hypernyms of tourney include contend, fight.

tourney (noun)	struggle (noun)
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner	strenuous effort
	an energetic attempt to achieve something
	an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

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