Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) battle, conflict, fight, engagement (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"
S: (n) struggle, battle (an energetic attempt to achieve something) "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
S: (n) conflict, struggle, battle (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"
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"