battle

Speech parts

1. battle - Noun

2. battle - Adjective

3. battle - Verb

4. Battle - Proper noun

Meaning

Fertile. See Battel, a.

A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.

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 join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.

To assail in battle; to fight.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

conflict action fight combat struggle encounter engagement war contest confrontation duel clash skirmish fray attack
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Antonyms

concord amity alliance amnesty back support
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Hypernyms

action attempt effort fight try struggle

Hyponyms

armageddon war insurrection fighting fight combat

Phrases with the word

fight a losing battle battle to the death battle royal battle-scarred battle stations Battle of Okinawa

Derivatives

battled battling

Anagrams

batlet battel tablet

Examples

getting through the crowd was a real struggle Source: Internet

he fought a battle for recognition Source: Internet

Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga Source: Internet

he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement Source: Internet

the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph Source: Internet

police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

battish Battista Battiste battle against battle against someone battle area