Sekirov Dictionary

battle

/ˈbætl̩/

noun 6
adjective 2
verb 4
forms 7
phrases 5

noun6

a large fight between two sides in a war, in which a whole army may take part
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A contest, a struggle.
- Australian broadcaster Clive James has admitted that he is losing his long-fought battle with leukaemia. — 2012
A one-on-one competition in rapping or breakdance.
Clipping of battle buddy.
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(no longer used) A division of an army; a battalion.
- Thenne kyng Arthur made redy his hoost in x batails and Nero was redy in the felde afore the castel Tarabil with a grete hoost / & he had x batails with many mo peple than Arthur had […] — 1889
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(no longer used) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
- hovering aloofe in the fields he suffered Wyat his Van and main Battell (cutting off some of the Reare) to march undisturbed save with one shot, from Knights-Bridge to Charing Chrosse. — 1655

adjective2

(dialect, Scotland) Of grass or pasture: nutritious to cattle or sheep; fattening, nourishing.
(dialect, Scotland) Of land (originally pastureland) or soil: fertile, fruitful.

verb4

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To join in battle; to contend in fight
- Scientists always battle over theories.
- She has been battling against cancer for years.
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To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
- She has been battling cancer for years.
(dialect, UK) To feed or nourish (someone or something).
(dialect, UK) To render (land, soil, etc.) fertile or fruitful.

forms

battled · battling · battles · battleth · battlest · more battle · most battle

Phrases with battle

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