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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | |
| Synonyms: | fight engagement conflict | |
| Examples: | "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
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| Related terms: | military_action combat assault dogfight naval_battle Drogheda Armageddon Battle_of_Britain pitched_battle war military fight | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an energetic attempt to achieve something | |
| Synonyms: | struggle | |
| Examples: | "getting through the crowd was a real struggle" "he fought a battle for recognition" |
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| Related terms: | attempt duel scramble joust fight | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (military) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle | |
| Synonyms: | combat | |
| Examples: | "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq" "We must combat the prejudices against other races" "they battled over the budget" |
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| Related terms: | fight wrestle dogfight fight conflict combatant | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 801 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | |
| Synonyms: | struggle conflict | |
| Examples: | "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
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| Related terms: | group_action fight war rebellion strife tug-of-war feud turf_war counterinsurgency counterinsurgency class_struggle | |
| Similar spelling: |
Batalla bathyal bottle Bittle Bettle bath_oil |
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