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| NOUN | 1 | battle, conflict, fight, engagement | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
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| 2 | battle, struggle | An energetic attempt to achieve something | |
| 3 | battle, conflict, struggle | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | |
| VERB | 1 | battle, combat | Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
| Sounds | bae'tahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. |
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| Examples | "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" |
| Synonyms | conflict, fight, engagement |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Part of | war, warfare |
| Narrower | Armageddon; pitched battle; naval battle; combat, armed combat; dogfight; assault; Battle of Britain; Drogheda |
| Broader | military action, action |
| Verbs | battle |
| Meaning | An energetic attempt to achieve something. |
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| Examples | "he fought a battle for recognition" |
| Synonyms | struggle |
| Narrower | duel; scramble, scuffle; joust, tilt |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
| Meaning | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals). |
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| Examples | "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
| Synonyms | conflict, struggle |
| Narrower | class struggle, class war, class warfare; rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising; pacification, counterinsurgency; strife; tug-of-war; turf war; fight, fighting, combat, scrap; feud; war, warfare |
| Broader | group action |
| Verbs | battle |
| Meaning | Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | Sam and Sue battle; Sam cannot battle Sue |
| Examples | "they battled over the budget" |
| Synonyms | combat |
| Narrower | dogfight; wrestle |
| Broader | fight, struggle |
| Nouns | battle; battle; battler |