The Clue
More than a scrap (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BATTLE
Tags
Notes
The answer BATTLE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Clash
Engagement
Fight
Fray
General effort?
Kind of plan
Make war
Military engagement
Waterloo, e.g.
Waterloo event
Bull Run or Hastings
Event at Hastings: 1066
Fight it out
Kind of ax or ship
Source of some scars
Knock-down-drag-out
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"