S: (v) contend, fight, struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight) "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
S: (v) battle, combat (battle or contend against in or as if in a battle) "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
S: (v) attack, assail (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with) "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
S: (v) duel (fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman) "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
S: (v) joust (joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback)