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    • battle :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

    • battle :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

    • battle :an energetic attempt to achieve something
      • getting through the crowd was a real struggle|he fought a battle for recognition

    • battle :an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
      • the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph|police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs

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