- (v.t.) A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
- (v.t.) A division of an army; a battalion.
- (a.) Fertile. See Battel, a.
- (v.t.) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
- (v.t.) A general action, fight or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
- (v.t.) To assail in battle; to fight.
- (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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