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battle
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BATTLE
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to oppose (someone) in physical conflict <Andrew Jackson first gained fame as a military commander battling the Creek Indians during the War of 1812>
Related Words duel, joust; bang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, bludgeon, bop, buffet, clobber, hammer, hit, knock, paste, pound, punch, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale; box, spar; brawl; grapple, scuffle, tussle, wrestle; bump, collide
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to strive to reduce or eliminate <we must battle hunger and poverty wherever they exist>
Related Words baffle, checkmate, foil, frustrate, resist, thwart, withstand; confront, defy, face, meet
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