Battle vs. Contest

Battlenoun

A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.

Battlenoun

A struggle; a contest.

Battlenoun

A division of an army; a battalion.

Battlenoun

(obsolete) The main body, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; battalia.

Battleverb

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

Battleverb

(transitive) To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.

Battleverb

To nourish; feed.

Battleverb

To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful

Battleadjective

Improving; nutritious; fattening.

Battleadjective

Fertile; fruitful.

Battleadjective

Fertile. See Battel, a.

Battlenoun

A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.

Battlenoun

A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.

Battlenoun

A division of an army; a battalion.

Battlenoun

The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.

Battleverb

To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.

Battleverb

To assail in battle; to fight.

Battlenoun

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war;

Battlenoun

an energetic attempt to achieve something;

Battlenoun

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);

Battleverb

battle or contend against in or as if in a battle;

Battle

A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles.

Contestnoun

(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

Contestnoun

(uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.

Contestnoun

(countable) A competition.

Contestverb

(intransitive) To contend.

Contestverb

(transitive) To call into question; to oppose.

Contestverb

(transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

Contestverb

(legal) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.

Contestverb

To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.

Contestverb

To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.

Contestverb

To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.

Contestverb

To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; - followed usually by with.

Contestnoun

Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.

Contestnoun

Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter.

Contestnoun

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Contestnoun

a struggle between rivals

Contestverb

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;

Contestnoun

an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality

Contestnoun

a competition for a political position

Contestnoun

a dispute or conflict

Contestverb

engage in competition to attain (a position of power)

Contestverb

take part in (a competition or election)

Contestverb

oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong

Contestverb

engage in dispute about