battled Definition

battle
noun

1. A fight between opposing armies, naval or air forces, etc or people.

Thesaurus: fight, combat, conflict, war, struggle, assault, skirmish, sortie, blitzkrieg, engagement.
2. A competition between opposing groups or people.

Example: a battle of wits
3. A long or difficult struggle.

Example: a battle for equality

verb, intr battled, battling

1. To fight.
2. To struggle; to campaign vigorously or defiantly.

Idiom: do battle

especially literary
To fight.

Etymology: 13c: ultimately from Latin battuere to beat.