adj fertile. ·see battel, a.
2. battle ·vt a division of an army; a battalion.
3. battle ·vt a struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
4. battle ·vt to assail in battle; to fight.
5. battle ·vt the main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
6. battle ·noun to join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
7. battle ·vt a general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.