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n. Plural form of battle.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of battle.

"Knowing how and when to pick your battles is the key to winning the war over the long run."

battled    battles    battling   

drawn battle    battle royal    trial by battle    pitched battle    battle-range    to give battle    to join battle    battel    order of battle   

battel   

battled    battling   

action    contest    conflict    encounter    engagement    combat    struggle    battalion    battalia    fight   

Seattle    brattle    cattle    chattel    embattle    prattle    rattle    tattle   

fight    war    combat    attack    action    victory    campaign    game    storm    army