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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engage in physical encounter |
| Synonyms: | altercate, assault, attack, bandy with, battle, bear arms, bicker, box, brawl, brush with, buck, carry on war, challenge, clash, contend, cross swords, dispute, do battle, duel, exchange blows, feud, flare up, go to war, grapple, joust, meet, mix it up, oppugn, ply weapons, protect, quarrel, repel, resist, rowdy, scrap, scuffle, skirmish, spar, strive, struggle, take all comers, take the field, take up the gauntlet, tiff, tilt, traverse, tug, tussle, wage war, war, withstand, wrangle, wrestle |
| Antonyms: | agree, make peace, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | war |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight, battle |
| Synonyms: | attack, attempt, bombard, campaign against, challenge, clash, combat, contend, contest, differ, disagree, endeavor, engage in combat, go to war, kill, make war, march against, meet, murder, oppugn, shell, shoot, strive, struggle, take on, take the field against, take up arms, tug, wage war |
| Antonyms: | agree, ceasefire, make peace |
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