n.

1. 1. An encounter between opposing forces: an important battle in the Pacific campaign.
   2. Armed fighting; combat: wounded in battle.
2. A match between two combatants: trial by battle.
3. 1. A protracted controversy or struggle: won the battle of the budget.
   2. An intense competition: a battle of wits.

v., -tled, -tling, -tles.

v.intr.

To engage in or as if in battle.

v.tr.

To fight against: battled the enemy; battled cancer.

[Middle English batel, from Old French bataille, from Vulgar Latin *battālia, from Late Latin battuālia, fighting and fencing exercises, from Latin battuere, to beat.]

battler bat'tler n.

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noun

1. A hostile encounter between opposing military forces: action, combat, engagement. See conflict/cooperation.
2. A vying with others for victory or supremacy: competition, contest, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, struggle, tug of war, war, warfare. See conflict/cooperation.

verb

To strive in opposition: combat, contend, duel, fight, struggle, tilt, war, wrestle. See conflict/cooperation.

n

Definition: argument
Antonyms: accord, agreement

n

Definition: military fight
Antonyms: agreement, armistice, concord, peace, truce

v

Definition: fight, struggle
Antonyms: make peace

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n. 1. a sustained fight between large, organized armed forces: the Battle of Shiloh | he died in battle.For battles not entered here, look under the placename or other identifier. For the Battle of the Alamo, see Alamo, Battle of the.

2. a lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle: the battle over the future shape of Europe | the battle against aging.

v.

1. fight or struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.

2. engage in a fight or struggle against.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A method of untying with the teeth of a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.

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IN BRIEF: A fight between two armed persons or groups.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. — Norman Schwarzkopf, US General & war hero, commander of US-Allied forces in Gulf War.

Quotes:

"All quiet along the Potomac to-night, no sound save the rush of the river, while soft falls the dew on the face of the dead, the picket's off duty forever." - Ethel Lynn Beers

"When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes." - Napoleon Bonaparte

"There can be no reconciliation where there is no open warfare. There must be a battle, a brave boisterous battle, with pennants waving and cannon roaring, before there can be peaceful treaties and enthusiastic shaking of hands." - Mary Elizabeth Braddon

"The advantage of time and place in all practical actions is half a victory; which being lost is irrecoverable." - Sir Francis Drake

"Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat." - George Eliot

"A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost." - Ferdinand Foch

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slag, kamp
v. intr. - kæmpe, stride
v. tr. - kæmpe sig frem

idioms:

• a battle of wills    en kamp mellem viljer
• battle cry    kampråb, slagord
• battle it out    afreagere fysisk
• do battle    levere et slag
• give battle    levere et slag
• the battle lines are drawn    fronterne er trukket op
• win the battle, lose the war    vinde slaget, men tabe krigen, sejre sig ihjel

Nederlands (Dutch)
veldslag, strijd, gevecht, slag leveren, (be)vechten

Français (French)
n. - (lit, fig, Mil) bataille, (Jur) coups et blessures, (Pol) lutte, succession
v. intr. - (fig, Mil) combattre, vaincre (qch), se disputer (la suprématie), lutter pour (la survie)
v. tr. - lutter contre

idioms:

• a battle of wills    c'est à qui l'emportera
• battle cry    cri de guerre
• battle it out    lutter avec acharnement
• do battle    se battre avec
• give battle    livrer bataille
• the battle lines are drawn    les positions sont claires
• win the battle, lose the war    gagner la bataille, perdre la guerre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlacht
v. - kämpfen (um oder gegen), bekämpfen, sich durchkämpfen, sich hinaufarbeiten

idioms:

• a battle of wills    Kampf darum, wer seinen Willen durchsetzt
• battle cry    Schlachtruf
• battle it out    es auskämpfen
• do battle    kämpfen
• give battle    kämpfen
• the battle lines are drawn    die Schlachtlinien sind gezogen
• win the battle, lose the war    die Schlacht gewinnen, den Krieg verlieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μάχη

idioms:

• a battle of wills    σύγκρουση δύο ισχυρών προσωπικοτήτων
• battle cry    πολεμική ιαχή
• battle it out    αναμετριέμαι, χτυπιέμαι
• do battle    δίνω μάχη, μάχομαι
• give battle    δίνω μάχη
• the battle lines are drawn    οι αντίπαλοι έχουν πάρει τη θέση τους
• win the battle, lose the war    κερδίζω τη μάχη αλλά χάνω τον πόλεμο

Italiano (Italian)
battaglia

idioms:

• a battle of wills    duello di volontà
• battle cry    grido di battaglia
• battle it out    darsi alle armi
• do battle    fare battaglia
• half the battle    a metà strada
• join battle    combattere
• lose the battle, win the war    perdere una battaglia, ma vincere la guerra
• the battle lines are drawn    ad armi schierate
• win the battle, lose the war    vittoria di Pirro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - batalha (f), competição (m), duelo (m)

idioms:

• a battle of wills    jogo (m) de interesses
• battle cry    grito (m) de guerra
• battle it out    lutar por
• do battle    batalhar
• fight a losing battle    lutar em vão
• give battle    prometer vitória
• half the battle    meio caminho andado
• join battle    entrar em combate
• lose the battle, win the war    perder a batalha, mas ganhar a guerra
• pitched battle    batalha (f) campal
• the battle lines are drawn    o jogo já está ganho
• win the battle, lose the war    ganhar a batalha, mas perder a guerra

Русский (Russian)
битва, схватка

idioms:

• a battle of wills    кто кого
• battle cry    боевой клич
• battle it out    яростно сражаться
• do battle    сражаться
• fight a losing battle    вести безнадежную борьбу
• give battle    дать бой
• half the battle    залог успеха
• join battle    взяться за бой
• lose the battle, win the war    потерять одно сражение, но выйграть войну
• pitched battle    сражение
• the battle lines are drawn    каждый готов к сражению
• win the battle, lose the war    выиграть сражения а потерять войну

Español (Spanish)
n. - batalla, lucha, combate
v. intr. - dar batalla
v. tr. - batallar, luchar, combatir

idioms:

• a battle of wills    hacerlo a su manera, lucha de voluntades
• battle cry    grito de guerra, lema
• battle it out    luchar hasta el final
• do battle    librar batalla
• give battle    dar batalla
• the battle lines are drawn    definir las posiciones en un conflicto o desacuerdo
• win the battle, lose the war    ganar la batalla, perder la guerra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - strid, (fält)slag, batalj

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
战斗, 交战, 战役, 争斗, 搏斗, 作战, 奋争, 与...作战, 与...斗争

idioms:

• a battle of wills    战斗意志
• battle cry    呐喊, 战斗口号
• battle it out    吵架
• do battle    作战, 进行斗争
• give battle    挑战
• the battle lines are drawn    划分战线
• win the battle, lose the war    捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 戰鬥, 交戰, 戰役, 爭鬥
v. intr. - 搏鬥, 作戰, 奮爭, 戰鬥
v. tr. - 與...作戰, 與...鬥爭

idioms:

• a battle of wills    戰鬥意志
• battle cry    吶喊, 戰鬥口號
• battle it out    吵架
• do battle    作戰, 進行鬥爭
• give battle    挑戰
• the battle lines are drawn    劃分戰線
• win the battle, lose the war    撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전투, 경쟁, 승리
v. intr. - 싸우다
v. tr. - ~와 싸우다

idioms:

• a battle of wills    의지의 싸움
• battle it out    싸움이나 경기에 참가하다
• do battle    싸움을 시작하다
• give battle    도전하다
• the battle lines are drawn    전선에 접근하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 戦い, 戦闘, 戦争, 勝利, 競争
v. - 戦う, 戦って進む

idioms:

• a battle of wills    意地の張り合い
• battle cry    ときの声, スローガン
• battle fatigue    戦争神経症
• battle it out    決戦をする
• do battle    戦う
• losing battle    実行がむつかし事柄
• pitched battle    互角の激戦, 会戦, 大衝突
• the battle lines are drawn    戦線を引く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معركه, موقعه, صراع, كفاح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קרב, מלחמה‬
v. intr. - ‮נלחם‬
v. tr. - ‮נלחם‬

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