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battle
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[ noun ] (military) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Synonyms Examples "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)We pointed_out that emotional excitement may lead to psychosomatic_disorders and neurotic symptoms , particularly in certain types of personality , but it is also known that the reliving of a strong emotion ( `` abreaction '' ) may cure a battle neurosis . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)The men were restive , he wrote , ready to take the battle to the enemy as Jackson wished . Rumor of a big battle spread like a grassfire up the valley . It had been a big battle , and the Confederate forces had won . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)The news of battle on Breed_'s_Hill had already seeped through , and New_York itself was now left in the hands of the local Provincial_Congress . |
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[ noun ] an energetic attempt to achieve something
Synonyms Examples "getting through the crowd was a real struggle" "he fought a battle for recognition" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Vandiver opened his race for governor in 1958 with a battle in the Legislature against the issuance of $ 50 million worth of additional rural roads bonds proposed by then Gov._Marvin_Griffin . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)I used_to love this country and believe that someday we 'd win our battle for equality . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The battle of the drib-drool continues , but most of New_York 's knowing sophisticates of Abstract_Expressionism are stamping their feet impatiently in expectation of V ( for Vindication ) Day , September first , when Augustus_Quasimodo 's first one-man show opens at the Guggenheim . |
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[ verb ] (military) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
Synonyms Examples "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq" "We must combat the prejudices against other races" "they battled over the budget" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)They honored the battling Billikens last night . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)`` I imagine you 're always battling in school '' . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 801
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[ noun ] an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Examples "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
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