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join battle (with somebody) — join ˈbattle (with sb) idiom (formal) to begin fighting sb: (figurative) Local residents have joined battle with the council over the lack of parking facilities. Main entry: ↑joinidiom … Useful english dictionary
join battle — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, close with, combat, compete with, contend against, contest, do battle, engage, engage in battle, fight, fight against … Moby Thesaurus
To join battle — Join Join (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joined} (joind); p. pr. & vb. n. {Joining}.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See {Yoke}, and cf. {Conjugal}, {Junction}, {Junta}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To join battle — Battle Bat tle, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle, OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators, fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel}, and see… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
join battle — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. engage with, fight against, open combat, join issue; see attack 1 , 2 , fight 2 … English dictionary for students
battle — I n. 1) to do, give, join battle 2) to fight, wage; lose; win a battle 3) to break off, terminate a battle 4) a bloody; decisive; fierce, pitched, raging; losing; running battle 5) a naval battle 6) a battle royal 7) a battle rages 8) a battle… … Combinatory dictionary
Battle of Szina — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Szina partof=the Hungarian campaign of 1527 1528 campaign=Hungarian campaign of 1527 1528 caption= date=March 20 1528 place=near Seňa (Szina), near Košice, in Slovakia result=Decisive Austrian victory… … Wikipedia
battle — Synonyms and related words: Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan Corregidor, Bismarck Sea, Blenheim, Bosworth Field, Bouvines … Moby Thesaurus
Battle of Chickamauga — Part of the American Civil War Battle of Chickamauga (lithograph by Kurz and Allison, 1890) … Wikipedia
Join — (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joined} (joind); p. pr. & vb. n. {Joining}.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L. jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See {Yoke}, and cf. {Conjugal}, {Junction}, {Junta}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
