battling (verb)
1battle — /ˈbætl / (say batl) noun 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing forces. 2. any extended or intense fight, struggle or contest: the battle between sand miners and conservationists. 3. Obsolete a battalion. –verb (battled, battling)… …
2battle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 between armies ADJECTIVE ▪ bloody, fierce ▪ intense, pitched ▪ The two armies fought a pitched battle on the plain. ▪ climactic …
3battle — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English batel, from Anglo French bataille battle, battalion, from Late Latin battalia combat, alteration of battualia fencing exercises, from Latin battuere to beat Date: 13th century 1. archaic… …
4battle — [[t]bæ̱t(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ battles, battling, battled 1) N VAR A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. ...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. ...after a gun… …
5battle — I UK [ˈbæt(ə)l] / US noun Word forms battle : singular battle plural battles *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a fight between two armies in a war one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War battle of: the Battle of Waterloo in battle:… …
6battle — bat|tle1 [ bætl ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a fight between two armies in a war: one of the bloodiest battles of World War II battle of: the Battle of Waterloo in battle: soldiers wounded in battle a ) count a fight between two groups of… …
7battle — 1 noun (C) 1 BETWEEN ARMIES a fight between opposing armies, groups of ships etc, especially one that is part of a larger war: the Battle of Trafalgar | in/into battle: Her son was killed in battle. | sending troops into battle 2 BETWEEN… …
8battle — Ⅰ. battle UK US /ˈbætl/ noun ► [C] a competition or argument between two or more people or organizations for power or control: battle for/over sth »They were locked in a battle for boardroom control. battle against/with sb »If you want to stay in …
9drive — [[t]dra͟ɪv[/t]] ♦ drives, driving, drove, driven 1) VERB When you drive somewhere, you operate a car or other vehicle and control its movement and direction. [V prep/adv] I drove into town and went to a restaurant for dinner... [V prep/adv] He… …
10List of sports idioms — The following is a list of phrases derived from sports which have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved a usage and meaning independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The… …
