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battle

British pronunciation/bˈætə‍l/
American pronunciation/ˈbætəɫ/
Battle
[NOUN]
1

a fight between opposing armed forces, particularly during a war

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2

a struggle to achieve or do something

synonyms : struggle
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3

a situation in which opposing sides argue or compete with one another to achieve something

synonyms : conflict
struggle
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[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to try really hard to resist an unpleasant situation or achieve a difficult thing

synonyms : combat
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Examples
1I was battling my way along the promenade in the teeth of a force ten gale.
2The army made mincemeat of the enemy forces in the battle.
3The army gave ground to the enemy during the battle.
4The army lost ground to the enemy during the battle.
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