noun
struggle, warfare, conflict, armed fighting; see battle 2, fight 1. See syn. study at battle.
verb
battle, oppose, resist, contend; see fight 2, oppose 2.
See combat in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To strive in opposition:
A hostile encounter between opposing military forces:
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