Definition of battle

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Battle (v. t.) A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life..

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Acquit :: Acquit (v. t.) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly..
Brunt :: Brunt (v. t.) The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a battle..
Poleaxe :: Poleaxe (n.) Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel..
Victory :: Victory (n.) The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat..
Array :: Array (n.) Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array..
Dream :: Dream (n.) To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend..
Battle :: Battle (v. t.) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia..
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle..
Fight :: Fight (v. t.) To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as a cause..
Tournament :: Tournament (n.) A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle..
Conflict :: Conflict (v.) A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting.
Magenta :: Magenta (n.) An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsine, roseine, etc..
Battled :: Battled (p. p.) Embattled.
Draw :: Draw (n.) A drawn game or battle, etc..
Stour :: Stour (n.) A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
Butcher :: Butcher (n.) A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle..
Engage :: Engage (v. i.) To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle..
Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter..
Battle :: Battle (v. t.) A division of an army; a battalion.
Heat :: Heat (n.) Utmost violence; rage; vehemence; as, the heat of battle or party..
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