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bandy with

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack battle challenge clash meet protect resist

STRONG

altercate assault bicker box brawl buck contend dispute duel feud grapple joust oppugn quarrel repel rowdy scrap scuffle skirmish spar strive struggle tiff tilt traverse tug tussle war withstand wrangle wrestle

WEAK

bear arms brush with carry on war cross swords do battle exchange blows flare-up go to war mix it up ply weapons take all comers take the field take up the gauntlet wage war

Antonyms

STRONG

agree give in make peace surrender yield

WEAK

believe support uphold

Example Sentences

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I will not bandy with thee word for word, But buckler with thee blows, twice two for one.

From King Henry VI, Part 3 by Shakespeare, William

And yet," said William Douglas, gravely, "words are all that you dare bandy with me.

From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank

It was after that the sight went bandy with him.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin

Brother, display my ensigns in the field: I'll bandy with the barons and the earls, And either die or live with Gaveston.

From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold

Those monastery celibates, who are well equipped to bandy with their equals, are mere braying bumpkins when they have to do with embroidered waistcoats and amorous hearts.

From Mistress Penwick by Payne, Dutton

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