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Meaning of 'battle'
Meaning of 'battle' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Battle 
[ a.]
- Fertile. See Battel, a. [ a.]2. Battle [ n.]
- To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over
theories. [ n.]3. Battle [ v. t.]
- A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the
divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat. [ v. t.]- A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
- A division of an army; a battalion.
- The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
- To assail in battle; to fight.
Meaning of 'battle' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. battle [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
Example in sentence:
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle;
- he fought a battle for recognition
Meaning (2):
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Example in sentence:
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga;
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
Meaning (3):
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Example in sentence:
- police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs;
- the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
2. battle [ v]
[ v]Meaning (4):
- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
Example in sentence:
- The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq;
- they battled over the budget;
- We must combat the prejudices against other races
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