nnoun.acta hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a warTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:conflict engagement fight
Examples:- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
Derivationally Related Form:engagebattlefight
Part Holonyms:war warfare
Hypernyms:action military action
Inherited Hypernyms:battlemilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:battlemilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Armageddonarmed combatassaultcombatdogfightnaval battlepitched battle
Instance Hyponyms:Battle of Britain Drogheda
Full Hyponyms:aggressionarmageddonassaultcombatdogfighthostilitiesnaval battlepitched battleresisting arreststormtrench warfare
nnoun.actan energetic attempt to achieve somethingSynset:struggle
Examples:- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
Derivationally Related Form:struggle
Hypernyms:attempt effort endeavor endeavour try
Inherited Hypernyms:struggleattemptactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dueljoustscramblescuffletilt
Full Hyponyms:dueljoustscramble
nnoun.actan open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)Synset:conflict struggle
Examples:- the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine
- police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
Derivationally Related Form:battlestruggle
Hypernyms:group action
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:conflictgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:class struggleclass warclass warfarecombatcounterinsurgencyfeudfightfightinginsurrectionpacificationrebellionrevoltrisingscrapstrifetug-of-warturf waruprisingwarwarfare
Full Hyponyms:affraybatteringbeatingbrawlbrushclass struggleclose-quarter fightingcontretempscountercurrentdiscorddogfightdrug warduelfencingfeudfightfistfightgunfighthasslein-fightinginsurgencyintifadaknife fightmutinypacificationpunch-uprebellionrumbleset-toshocksingle combatstrifetrench warfaretug-of-warturf warvendettawar
vverb.competitionbattle or contend against in or as if in a battleSynset:combat
Examples:- The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
- We must combat the prejudices against other races
- they battled over the budget
Derivationally Related Form:combativebattlercombatantbattlecombat
Hypernyms:contend fight struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:battlecontend
Direct Hyponyms:dogfightwrestle
Full Troponyms:dogfightwrestle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: battle) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: battle)