"battle it out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: battles it out [present, singular, third-person], battling it out [participle, present], battled it out [participle, past], battled it out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} battle it out (third-person singular simple present battles it out, present participle battling it out, simple past and past participle battled it out)
  1. (intransitive) To fight or compete against one or more opponents, in order to decide a winner. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: fight it out Related terms: do battle, battle out

Inflected forms

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