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JOIN BATTLE (joined battle, joining battle, joins battle)
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Irregular inflected forms: joined battle , joining battle , joins battle
, joining battle , joins battle Dictionary entry overview: What does join battle mean?
• JOIN BATTLE (verb)
The verb JOIN BATTLE has 1 sense:
1. engage in a conflict
Familiarity information: JOIN BATTLE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Engage in a conflict
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
The battle over health care reform was joined
Hypernyms (to "join battle" is one way to...):
contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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