Meaning & Definition of Battle in English
English⟶
Battle
/bætəl/
noun
1. 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"
synonym:
- battle,
- conflict,
- fight,
- engagement
2. An energetic attempt to achieve something
- "Getting through the crowd was a real struggle"
- "He fought a battle for recognition"
synonym:
- struggle,
- battle
3. An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- "The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--thomas paine
- "Police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
synonym:
- conflict,
- struggle,
- battle
verb
1. 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"
synonym:
- battle,
- combat
Examples of using
Tom got wounded in the battle.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
The battle of Waterloo was the last battle of Napoleon Bonaparte.