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make war — fight with troops and planes and bombs To make war is to be greedy or insane or both … English idioms
make war — begin a war, start fighting, begin combat … English contemporary dictionary
make war — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. battle, combat, encounter; see fight 2 … English dictionary for students
War — • In its juridical sense, a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, or communities having in this regard the right of states Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. War War … Catholic encyclopedia
War of the Eight Saints — Date 1375–July 1378 Location Italian peninsula Result Peace treaty concluded at Tivoli … Wikipedia
make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… … English World dictionary
war — [n] armed conflict battle, bloodshed, cold war, combat, conflict, contention, contest, enmity, fighting, hostilities, hostility, police action, strife, strike, struggle, warfare; concept 320 Ant. ceasefire, peace war [v] fight, battle attack,… … New thesaurus
War — War, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Warred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warring}.] 1. To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence. [1913 Webster] Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
War pig — War pigs, also known as incendiary pigs and sometimes known as Fire pigs , are pigs speculatedFact|date=August 2008 to have been used at most rarely in ancient warfare as a countermeasure to war elephants. The pigs were allegedlyFact|date=August… … Wikipedia
War — War, v. t. 1. To make war upon; to fight. [R.] [1913 Webster] To war the Scot, and borders to defend. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry on, as a contest; to wage. [R.] [1913 Webster] That thou . . . mightest war a good warfare. Tim. i. 18. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
