JOIN BATTLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: joined battle , joining battle , joins battle

Meaning:

Engage in a conflict

Example:

The battle over health care reform was joined

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "join battle" is one way to...):

contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s