battle
English Thesaurus
1. an energetic attempt to achieve something (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | duel, |
| definition | : | any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | scramble, scuffle, |
| definition | : | an unceremonious and disorganized struggle (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | joust, tilt, |
| definition | : | a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances (noun.event) |
2. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | armageddon, |
| definition | : | any catastrophically destructive battle (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | pitched battle, |
| definition | : | a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | naval battle, |
| definition | : | a pitched battle between naval fleets (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | armed combat, combat, |
| definition | : | an engagement fought between two military forces (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dogfight, |
| definition | : | an aerial engagement between fighter planes (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | assault, |
| definition | : | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | battle of britain, |
| definition | : | the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | drogheda, |
| definition | : | in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | war, warfare, |
| definition | : | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy (noun.act) |
3. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | strife, |
| definition | : | bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | tug-of-war, |
| definition | : | any hard struggle between equally matched groups (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | turf war, |
| definition | : | a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | feud, |
| definition | : | a bitter quarrel between two parties (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | war, warfare, |
| definition | : | an active struggle between competing entities (noun.act) |
4. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | contend, fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | dogfight, |
| definition | : | engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | wrestle, |
| definition | : | combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force (verb.competition) |
5. an energetic attempt to achieve something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | make a strenuous or labored effort (verb.social) |
6. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contend, fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | battle, combat, |
| definition | : | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | engage, wage, |
| definition | : | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) (verb.social) |
7. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contend, fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | battle, combat, |
| definition | : | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition) |
8. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | battle, conflict, struggle, |
| definition | : | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | armed combat, combat, |
| definition | : | an engagement fought between two military forces (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | combatant, |
| definition | : | engaging in or ready for combat (adj.all) |
9. an energetic attempt to achieve something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | make a strenuous or labored effort (verb.social) |
10. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contend, fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | battle, combat, |
| definition | : | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | engage, wage, |
| definition | : | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) (verb.social) |
11. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contend, fight, struggle, |
| definition | : | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | battle, combat, |
| definition | : | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition) |
12. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | battle, conflict, struggle, |
| definition | : | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | armed combat, combat, |
| definition | : | an engagement fought between two military forces (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | combatant, |
| definition | : | engaging in or ready for combat (adj.all) |
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