Definition of battles in English

Wiktionary

battles (Noun)
Plural of battle.

Part of speech

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battles, verb, present, 3rd person singular of battle (infinitive).
battles, noun, plural of battle.

WordNet

Noun Plural: battles
battle - 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"
		conflict, fight, engagement
		military action, action a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
		warfare, war a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
		armageddon any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"
		pitched battle a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
		naval battle a pitched battle between naval fleets
		armed combat, combat an engagement fought between two military forces
		dogfight a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
		assault a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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"
		conflict, struggle
		group action action taken by a group of people
		class struggle, class war, class warfare conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
		insurrection, revolt, uprising, rebellion, rising organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
		counterinsurgency, pacification actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
		strife bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
		tug-of-war any hard struggle between equally matched groups
		turf war a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors"
		fighting, combat, scrap, fight an engagement fought between two military forces
		feud a bitter quarrel between two parties
battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
		struggle
		try, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, effort earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
		duel any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
		scramble, scuffle an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
Verb battles, battling, battled
battle - 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"
		combat
		fight, struggle, contend fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
		dogfight engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
		wrestle engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate; "I wrestled with this decision for years"

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Wiktionary

battle (Noun)
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
battle (Noun)
A struggle; a contest.
battle (Noun)
A division of an army; a battalion.
battle (Noun)
The main body, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; battalia.
battle (Verb)
To nourish; feed.
battle (Verb)
To render fertile or fruitful, as in soil.
battle (Verb)
To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
battle (Verb)
To assail in battle; to fight.
battle (Adjective)
Fertile; fruitful.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

battle (a.)
Fertile. See Battel, a.
battle (v. t.)
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
battle (v. t.)
A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
battle (v. t.)
A division of an army; a battalion.
battle (v. t.)
The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
battle (n.)
To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
battle (v. t.)
To assail in battle; to fight.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

battle
A small town in East Sussex, England, known as the site where William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II to become William I.
battle
An instance of combat in warfare between two or more parties wherein each group will seek to defeat the others.
battle
Struggle for superiority.
battle
To make a strenuous or labored effort.
battle
To fight (with an opponent) in a conflict.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

battle
bat′l, n. a contest between opposing armies: a fight or encounter: (arch.) a body of troops in battle array, esp. in phrase 'main battle.'—v.i. to contend in fight: to maintain, champion (with against, with).—ns. Bat′tle-axe, -ax, a kind of axe once used in battle; Bat′tle-cry, a war-shout; Bat′tlefield, the place on which a battle is fought; Bat′tle-piece, a passage, or a painting, describing a battle.—adj. Bat′tle-scarred, scarred in battle.—ns. Bat′tleship, a war-ship of the first class; Pitched′-bat′tle, a battle fought on chosen ground.—Battle royal, a general mêlée—Half the battle, said of anything which ensures success.—Line of battle, troops in array for battle; Line-of-battle ship, a ship strong enough to form one of the line.—To join, do battle, to fight. [Fr. bataille—battre, to beat. See Batter.]
battle
bat′l, adj. (dial.) nourishing.—v.t. (obs.) to feed. [Most prob. from Ice. bati, improvement. See Batten.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

battle
An engagement between two fleets, or even single ships, usually called a sea-fight or engagement. The conflict between the forces of two contending armies.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

battle
An action or engagement between the forces of two armies. A battle is either general or partial; general, where the whole or the greater part of each army is brought into action; and partial, where only brigades, divisions, or corps d’armée are engaged. But, however the numbers may vary, the great principles to be applied in delivering battle are in almost every case the same. Palamedes of Argos is said to have been the first who ranged an army in order of battle, placed sentinels round a camp, and excited the soldier’s vigilance by giving him a watch-word.
BATTLES may be arranged into three general classes, defensive, offensive, and mixed battles. In a purely defensive battle, an army chooses a position in which to await the enemy, and there to give battle with no other end in view than to hold this position and repulse the enemy. In a purely offensive battle, an army seeks the enemy and attacks him wherever he is to be found. A mixed battle, is a combination of these two. The most common case of this last class is that in which a position is selected beforehand, where the army awaits the attack of the enemy, and, at a suitable moment, moves from it, and attacks the assaulting columns. This case is sometimes known as a defensive-offensive battle. Details of particular battles and engagements are given under their respective headings in this work.

Wikipedia

A battle is a fight between two or more groups where each group is trying to defeat (beat) the others. Battles are most often fought during wars, military campaigns or two or more people fighting. If two armies fight many battles, it is called a war.