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noun
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a struggle for victory
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To fight; to struggle against.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
an engagement fought between two military forces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: armed combat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: battle, conflict, fight, engagement
Narrower terms: hostilities, belligerency, trench warfare, aggression
noun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fight, fighting, scrap
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conflict, struggle, battle
Narrower terms: gunfight, gunplay, shootout, brush, clash, encounter, skirmish, close-quarter fighting, dogfight, fencing, in-fighting, set-to, shock, impact, hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble, duel, affaire d'honneur, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest, battering, banging, beating, whipping, affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle, brawl, free-for-all, knife fight, snickersnee, cut-and-thrust, rumble, gang fight, single combat
verb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: battle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contend, fight, struggle
Narrower terms: dogfight, wrestle
History
16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“with”) + battuere (“to beat, strike”).
Across languages
143 source translations are retained for this English entry.
