a. - Fertile. See Battel, a.
v. t. - A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
v. t. - A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
v. t. - A division of an army; a battalion.
v. t. - The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
n. - To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
v. t. - To assail in battle; to fight.