VERB: "to contend in battle or physical combat" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to contend in battle or physical combat" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
2. make a strenuous or labored effort
(noun)
1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
2. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PHYSICAL (adjective)
1. impelled by physical force especially against resistance
2. according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)
BATTLE (noun)
1. an energetic attempt to achieve something
2. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
BATTLE (verb)
1. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

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