The Clue
___ ip (7 letter answer)
The Answer
BATTLES
Tags
Notes
The answer BATTLES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
BATTLE as a noun:
1. (battle, conflict, fight, engagement) = a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
2. (struggle, battle) = an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
3. (conflict, struggle, battle) = an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
BATTLE as a verb:
1. (battle, combat) = battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"