Hyphenation of BATTLE

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word BATTLE? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

BAT-TLE

Definitions of BATTLE:

1.
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.
An energetic attempt to achieve something
Getting through the crowd was a real struggle He fought a battle for recognition
3.
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
4.
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

Synonyms of BATTLE:

noun conflict, fight, engagement, military action, action
noun struggle, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
noun conflict, struggle, group action
verb combat, fight, struggle

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