War: alternatives and connections

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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Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.

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Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the…

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To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle…

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The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.

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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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State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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

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A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.

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A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.

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The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war…

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Fertile. See Battel, a.

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

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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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

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