English to English
adjective
source: Webster 1913
noun
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
Getting through the crowd was a real struggle.
He fought a battle for recognition.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph.
Police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
source: Webster 1913
- To assail in battle; to fight.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [bátl] Labanán; digmà; pamook; pagbabaka
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [bátl] Lumaban; dumigmà; makipamook; makipagbaka
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
