Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ranged in battle array; disposed in order of battle.
- Contested; fought.
- Furnished or strengthened with battlements.
- In heraldry, broken in the form of battlements: said of any horizontal line dividing the field; of a bar or fesse, when one side only is broken in this way. Also
embattled . See cut underembattled .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle Poetic Embattled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
battle .
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Examples
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He had talked rapidly, almost like a drunken man, as his reeling brain battled with the rising shock of the malarial stroke.
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My cousin battled off and on for 8 years and was in her 40's when she died.
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The veteran Garmin-Transitions captain battled back from injury to get through a very challenging and difficult Spanish tour in strong condition.
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I battled from the first inning on, '' said Sabathia.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Hamlin battled back from an early incident to claim a top-20 finish in his first Bristol start, placing 14th in the spring race of 2006.
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Both before and after his first presidential run, McCain battled with GOP leaders over his proposals to overhaul campaign finance laws.
Sunday Reading 2007
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With the game tied at 1, Ben Guite and Henrik Sedin battled for the puck on the left boards.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Kenyon Martin battled Duncan toe-to-toe and finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
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All Ted Kennedy has ever battled is the bottle, his beltline, and reality.
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China battled from the start against mighty Brazil, attacking bravely during the opening quarter-hour.
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