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(noun) struggle
an energetic attempt to achieve something
getting through the crowd was a real struggle; he fought a battle for recognition
(noun) conflict, engagement, fight
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga; he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine; police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
(verb) combat
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq; We must combat the prejudices against other races; they battled over the budget