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A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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The simultaneous presence of conflicting feelings or attitudes.

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The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.

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An opposite point

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The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.

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Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.

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To strike against; to attack; to assail.

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The quality or state of being opposite.

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The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.

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The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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To pass over or beyond; to surpass.

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To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.

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of Argue

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Proof; evidence.

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A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make as…

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To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

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The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

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To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

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A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.

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The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.

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Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.

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The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Controversy; disputation; discussion.

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The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting…

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Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisio…

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A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.

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A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.

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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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of Fight

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An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or…

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A rising against civil or political authority, or the established government; open and active opposition to the execution of law in a city or state.

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The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.

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An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.

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The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes obedience, and resistance to its officers and…

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To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.

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of Rise

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Rough; stern; angry.

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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

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The act of striving; earnest endeavor.

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A covering overhead; especially, a tent.

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Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent.

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Ware; aware.

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Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.

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To argue; to debate; to dispute.

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To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together.

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To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision; to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided.

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A turn. [Only in phrase.]

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.

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Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.

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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…

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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…

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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

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Ware; aware.

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Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat.

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The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…

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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…

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The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

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To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.

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To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.

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