battle
1a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle.
a fight between two persons or animals: ordering a trial by battle to settle the dispute.
any conflict or struggle: a battle for control of the Senate.
Archaic. a battalion.
to engage in battle: ready to battle with the enemy.
to work very hard or struggle; strive: to battle for freedom.
to fight (a person, army, cause, etc.): We battled strong winds and heavy rains in our small boat.
to force or accomplish by fighting, struggling, etc.:He battled his way to the top of his profession.
Idioms about battle
give / do battle, to enter into conflict; fight: He was ready to do battle for his beliefs.
Origin of battle
1synonym study For battle
Other words for battle
Other words from battle
- battler, noun
Words Nearby battle
Other definitions for battle (2 of 2)
to furnish (a building or wall) with battlements; crenelate.
Origin of battle
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How to use battle in a sentence
Creating a vaccine that is effective at least 80 percent of the time, which is the threshold the Goalkeepers model uses, is only part of the battle.
A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely | Kat Eschner | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceBoth Lavrov and Pompeo used their visits to Cyprus to underscore the broader proxy battle at play.
Butterfly Effect: The Next U.S.-Russia Conflict Theater Could be the Mediterranean | Charu Kasturi | September 17, 2020 | OzySo, more than a few echoes of the Cold War and the battle between capitalism and socialism.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 17, 2020 | FreakonomicsCreating the drug is only “part of the battle,” said Biden, who likened effective distribution to a complex military operation.
Biden questions whether a vaccine approved by Trump would be safe | Sean Sullivan | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostApple last week filed a countersuit to stop the game maker from using its own payment system for Fortnite, escalating one of the most closely watched legal battles in the tech sector.
Apple says Epic is acting as ‘a saboteur, not a martyr’ in app store challenge | radmarya | September 16, 2020 | Fortune
The U.S. military just unveiled a new effort to get Iraqis ready to battle ISIS.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’ | Nancy A. Youssef | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFirst, as opposition to gay marriage collapses, American anti-LGBT activists will slow their battle against it.
It is the steady accretion of detail that may yet be the most damaging factor in the battle for British hearts and minds.
The audio message featured the words, “the real battle in Lebanon is yet to begin.”
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Daily Beast spoke to a jubilant League on Tuesday about the behind-the-scenes battle to get The Interview to movie theaters.
The Inside Story of How Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Finally Made It to Theaters | Marlow Stern | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAfter the battle of the Pyramids he fell sick, and before the Syrian expedition, applied to return to France.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHe was a distinguished warrior under Francis I, mortally wounded at the battle of Marignan.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIt was under his auspices that the battle of Lepanto was fought, in which the Turks were so signally defeated.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAgain, she was present at the battle of Silan, where her heroic example of courage infused new life into her brother rebels.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for battle (1 of 3)
/ (ˈbætəl) /
a fight between large armed forces; military or naval engagement; combat
conflict; contention; struggle: his battle for recognition
do battle, give battle or join battle to start fighting
(when intr , often foll by against, for, or with) to fight in or as if in military combat; contend (with): she battled against cancer
to struggle in order to achieve something or arrive somewhere: he battled through the crowd
(intr) Australian to scrape a living, esp by doing odd jobs
Origin of battle
1Derived forms of battle
- battler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Battle (2 of 3)
/ (ˈbætəl) /
a town in SE England, in East Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings (1066); medieval abbey. Pop: 5190 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for Battle (3 of 3)
/ (ˈbætəl) /
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)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with battle
see half the battle; losing battle; pitched battle.
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