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A contest, a struggle.

Example: the battle of life

A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

A division of an army; a battalion.

The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.

To join in battle; to contend in fight

Example: Scientists always battle over theories.

To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.

Example: She has been battling cancer for years.

To nourish; feed.

To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful

Improving; nutritious; fattening.

Example: battle grass, battle pasture

Fertile; fruitful.

Example: battle soil, battle land