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Definitions for Battle

[1] a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
[2] participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle.
[3] a fight between two persons or animals: ordering a trial by battle to settle the dispute.
[4] any conflict or struggle: a battle for control of the Senate.
[5] Archaic . a battalion.
[6] to engage in battle: ready to battle with the enemy.
[7] to work very hard or struggle; strive: to battle for freedom.
[8] to fight (a person, army, cause, etc.): We battled strong winds and heavy rains in our small boat.
[9] to force or accomplish by fighting, struggling, etc.: He battled his way to the top of his profession.
[10] give /do battle , to enter into conflict; fight: He was ready to do battle for his beliefs.
[11] to furnish (a building or wall) with battlements; crenelate.
[12] a fight between large armed forces; military or naval engagement; combat
[13] conflict; contention; struggle his battle for recognition
[14] do battle , give battle or join battle to start fighting
[15] (when intr , often foll by against, for, or with ) to fight in or as if in military combat; contend (with) she battled against cancer
[16] to struggle in order to achieve something or arrive somewhere he battled through the crowd
[17] (intr) Australian to scrape a living, esp by doing odd jobs
[18] a town in SE England, in East Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings (1066); medieval abbey. Pop: 5190 (2001)
[19] Kathleen . born 1948, US opera singer: a coloratura soprano, she made her professional debut in 1972 and sang with New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1977–94)

Words related to Battle

bloodshed, campaign, clash, combat, hostility, encounter, assault, fighting, strife, crusade, action, attack, struggle, skirmish, war, conflict, warfare, contest, disagreement, controversy

Words nearby Battle

battik, batting, batting average, batting eye, batting order, battle, battle clasp, battle creek, battle cruiser, battle cry, battle dress

Origin of Battle

21300–50; Middle English batailen < Middle French bataillier to provide with batailles. See battlement

Other words from Battle

bat·tler , noun

Word origin for Battle

C13: from Old French bataile , from Late Latin battālia exercises performed by soldiers, from battuere to beat

Synonyms for Battle

action, assault, attack, bloodshed, bombing, campaign, clash, combat, conflict, crusade, encounter, fighting, hostility, skirmish, strife, struggle, war, warfare, barrage, brush, carnage, contention, engagement, fray, havoc, onset, onslaught, press, ravage, scrimmage, sortie, blitzkreig, significant contact