battle

battle (http://definr.com/battle)

     n 1: 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" [syn: conflict, fight,
           engagement]
     2: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through
        the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for
        recognition" [syn: struggle]
     3: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
        "the harder the conflict the more glorious the
        triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the
        battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: conflict,
         struggle]
     v : battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The
         Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We
         must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they
         battled over the budget" [syn: combat]