battle
/ˈbætəl//ˈbætl̩/
noun
- 1
A contest, a struggle.
“the battle of life”
- 2
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
- 3
A division of an army; a battalion.
- 4
The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
verb
- 1
To join in battle; to contend in fight
“Scientists always battle over theories.”
- 2
To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
“She has been battling cancer for years.”
verb
- 1
To nourish; feed.
- 2
To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful
adjective
- 1
Improving; nutritious; fattening.
“battle grass, battle pasture”
- 2
Fertile; fruitful.
“battle soil, battle land”
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