battle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
Types & categories
- military action hypernym
- Armageddon hyponym
- pitched battle hyponym
- naval battle hyponym
- combat hyponym
- dogfight hyponym
- assault hyponym
- Battle of Britain instance hyponym
- Drogheda instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- war part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- struggle derivation
Sense 4 noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph
Types & categories
- group action hypernym
- class struggle hyponym
- insurrection hyponym
- counterinsurgency hyponym
- strife hyponym
- tug-of-war hyponym
- turf war hyponym
- fighting hyponym
- feud hyponym
- warfare hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | battle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wage |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | war |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Armageddon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pitched battle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naval battle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | combat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogfight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | assault |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Battle of Britain |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Drogheda |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | engagement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conflict |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | combat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fighting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fighter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | battleful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | combatant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fight |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogfight |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wrestle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | struggle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | effort |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | duel |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | scramble |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tilt |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fight |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | battle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | group action |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | class struggle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | insurrection |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterinsurgency |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | strife |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tug-of-war |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | turf war |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fighting |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | feud |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | warfare |