Definition of battle - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

Noun

an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

Noun

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

Verb

battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

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Synonyms

combat conflict engagement fight struggle

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More General Terms

action attempt contend effort endeavor endeavour fight group action military action struggle try

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More Specific Terms

Armageddon armed combat assault class struggle class war class warfare combat counterinsurgency dogfight duel feud fight fighting insurrection joust naval battle pacification pitched battle rebellion revolt rising scramble scrap scuffle strife tilt tug-of-war turf war uprising war warfare wrestle

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