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UK
/bˈætəl/
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[ US /ˈbætəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈbætəɫ/ ]
NOUN
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an energetic attempt to achieve something
he fought a battle for recognition
getting through the crowd was a real struggle -
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement -
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
VERB
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battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
We must combat the prejudices against other races
they battled over the budget
How To Use battle In A Sentence
- For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300. Epic Struggle: Fans Fight to Revive an Oar-Powered Greek Warship
- They are now locked in a bitter custody battle over their three children.
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- The series ended with a battle between a door car and a dragster.
- The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle. Times, Sunday Times
- The panel with the all the Novas in battle is a little bit Sinestro Wars-esque. Nova #7 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
- With the Senate gearing up for an all-consuming battle over judicial nominations, Congress has no time to waste.
- I am not a bit anxious about my battles, If I am anxious I don't fight them, I wait until I am ready.
- Except for the frequent conferences now in the new Forty-second Street offices that commanded a view of two rivers and a vast battledoor and shuttlecock of the city, it was the first time in all those years that stretched from the night at the Waldorf that they had sat thus tête-à-tête. Star-Dust
- The lure of profit from gold and diamonds, as well as from minerals such as coltan, which is used to make mobile phones, have turned eastern Congo into a battlefield. The Guardian World News
