The meaning of Duel

noun

A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.

Usage examples:

The battle lasted for several hours

verb

Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.

Usage examples:

He has been battling against the illness

noun

A violent confrontation.

Usage examples:

There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

noun

Fighting between armed forces.

Usage examples:

Five hurricanes were shot down in combat

verb

Take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable).

Usage examples:

An effort to combat drug trafficking

noun

Fighting during a time of war

Usage examples:

[ u ] a combat jacket/zone/casualty, [ u ] no one knew how many troops had died in combat., [ c ] t…

noun

A hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between opposing parties.

Usage examples:

A confrontation with the legislature

noun

An argument or fight

Usage examples:

[ c ] i had a confrontation this morning with my boss., his confrontational style often angers peop…

noun

A situation in which people or groups with opposing ideas or opinions disagree angrily

Usage examples:

Confrontation between sb and sb the agreement ended a potentially serious confrontation between man…

verb

Struggle to surmount (a difficulty).

Usage examples:

She had to contend with his uncertain temper

verb

To compete in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership

Usage examples:

The top tennis players in the world are contending for this title., [ + that clause ] i contend tha…

noun

The custom of duelling or the established code governing duellists.

Usage examples:

The laws of the duello as laid down in every civilized country

verb

Unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult).

Usage examples:

We have encountered one small problem

noun

An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something.

Usage examples:

She felt totally unnerved by the encounter

verb

To meet someone unexpectedly, or to experience, esp. something unpleasant

Usage examples:

In the kitchen i encountered a woman i had never seen before., he was shocked by the hostility he e…

phrasal verb

Start a game by a face-off

phrasal verb

To meet an opposing person, group, or sports team to argue or compete

Usage examples:

He faced off against ms. miller in the campaign's initial debate., angry crowds faced off with the …

phrasal verb

To meet an opposing person, group, or sports team to argue or compete

Usage examples:

He faced off against ms. miller in the campaign's initial debate., angry crowds faced off with the …

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

adjective

Opposing each other in direct competition

Usage examples:

The two giant aircraft companies went head-to-head for the $2 billion order., tampa bay has no head…

adjective

Involving two people or groups that are competing directly against each other

Usage examples:

A head-to-head battle/clash/contest two of the biggest characters in the retail sector were engaged…

noun

A bullfight (= fight between men and male cows) in which two people each fight several bulls

Usage examples:

A mano a mano between the two presidential candidates, a loudmouthed woman was going mano a mano wi…

noun

An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

Usage examples:

We held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

An occasion when people come together

Usage examples:

We scheduled the meeting for friday.

noun

A duel.

Usage examples:

His sense of nobility moves him to desire to engage in a monomachy with miraz to avenge his father.

noun

A chance meeting with someone.

Usage examples:

I was so well pleased with this rencounter that i forgot my resentment

verb

Meet by chance.

Usage examples:

I wonder who those fellows were we rencountered last night

noun

A decisive gun battle.

Usage examples:

We had all got cap pistols for christmas and gathered in dr hadley's backyard for a shoot-out

phrasal verb

If opposing groups or people armed with guns shoot it out, they shoot at each other until one of the groups or people is dead or defeated.