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   battle

   /ˈbatl/

   noun

   • 1. a sustained fight between large organized armed forces: "the battle lasted for several hours" Similar fightconflictarmed conflictclashstruggleskirmishengagementdogfightaffrayfrayencounterconfrontationcontestmeetingcollisiondueltusslescufflemeleefracaswarcampaigncrusadefightingwarfarecombatactionhostilitiesinformal:scrapshoot-outOpposite trucepeace
   • ▪ a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle: "the battle against ageing" Similar conflictclashcontestcompetitionstruggledisagreementargumentdisputecontroversydebatedissensionaltercationstrife

   verb

   • 1. struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something: "he has been battling against the illness" Similar fightcombatcontend withresistwithstandstand up toput up a fight againstconfrontwarfeudstrugglestrivecampaignworktoilOpposite give upgive in
   • ▪ engage in a fight or struggle against: "firefighters battled a 9,800-acre brush fire" Similar scramblestrugglelabourfightelbowpush

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French bataille (noun), bataillier (verb), based on late Latin battualia ‘military or gladiatorial exercises’, from Latin battuere ‘to beat’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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