Competition vs. Battle

Competitionnoun

(uncountable) The action of competing.

Competitionnoun

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

Competitionnoun

The competitors in such a contest.

Competitionnoun

The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; - followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with.

Competitionnoun

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers;

Competitionnoun

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

Competitionnoun

the act of competing as for profit or a prize;

Competitionnoun

the contestant you hope to defeat;

Competition

Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individuals, economic and social groups, etc.

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.