I . v. n.
1.
Combat, war, battle, contend ( in arms ), draw the sword, unsheathe the sword, measure swords, take arms, take up arms, go to war let slip the dogs of war, try the fortune of arms or battle.
2.
Do battle, ply one's weapons, contend, struggle, strive.
3.
Contend, join battle, give battle, struggle, strive, struggle for victory, engage each other.
4.
Come to blows, engage in fisticuffs, fall to blows or loggerheads.
5.
Contend, contest, struggle, strive, dispute, oppose, wrestle, make resistance, act in opposition.
II . v. a.
1.
War against, combat against, contend against, join battle with, break a lance with, come to close quarters with.
2.
Carry through ( by ~ing ), win, gain, sustain, maintain.
3.
Wage, carry on, conduct.
4.
Manoeuvre, manage ( in battle ), handle, carry through the ~.
III . n.
1.
Combat, battle, conflict, contest, struggle, engagement, encounter, action, affair, brush, fray, affray, mêlée .
2.
Affray, fray, personal encounter, turn at fisticuffs.
3.
Broil, riot, mêlée , affray, row ( colloq. ).
4.
Fighting temper, spirit, resistance, disposition to struggle.