"do battle" meaning in English

See do battle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: does battle [present, singular, third-person], doing battle [participle, present], did battle [past], done battle [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> battle}} do battle (third-person singular simple present does battle, present participle doing battle, simple past did battle, past participle done battle)
  1. (intransitive) To engage in a fight; to battle. Tags: intransitive Related terms: give battle, battle it out

Inflected forms

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