do battle

verb

To engage in a fight; to battle.

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Meanings

verbdo battle (third-person singular simple present does battle, present participle doing battle, simple past did battle, past participle done battle)

present singular third person does battle · participle present doing battle · past did battle · participle past done battle

  1. intransitiveTo engage in a fight; to battle.

    Many suburban trains in Birmingham do battle with inter-city ones on flat junctions either side of Birmingham New Street.

    2026 February 4, Olly Glover, “Rethink urban transport”, in Railway Magazine, number 1054, page 15

Synonyms & antonyms

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get it onget some
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APA

do battle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20battle

MLA

“do battle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20battle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do battle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20battle.

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