hostile+encounter
31battle — bat•tle [[t]ˈbæt l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) mil a hostile encounter between opposing military forces 2) mil participation in such an encounter or encounters: wounds received in battle[/ex] 3) cvb any fight, conflict, or struggle, as between two… …
32Simulty — Sim ul*ty, n. [L. simultas a hostile encounter, drudge, originally, a (hostile) coming together, fr. simul together: cf. OF. simult[ e].] Private grudge or quarrel; as, domestic simulties. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …
33battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …
34Engaged — En*gaged , a. 1. Occupied; employed; busy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed. [1913 Webster] 3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest. [1913 Webster] …
35Engaged column — Engaged En*gaged , a. 1. Occupied; employed; busy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed. [1913 Webster] 3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest. [1913… …
36engaged — adjective Date: 1629 1. involved in activity ; occupied, busy 2. pledged to be married ; betrothed 3. greatly interested ; committed 4. involved especially in a hostile encounter 5. partly embedded in a wall < an engaged column > …
37engagement — noun Date: 1601 1. a. an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place < a dinner engagement > b. a job or period of employment especially as a performer 2. something that engages ; pledge 3. a. the act of engaging ; the state… …
38gunfight — noun Date: 1659 a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other • gunfighter noun …
39clash — I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1500 intransitive verb 1. to make a clash < cymbals clashed > 2. to come into conflict < where ignorant armies clash by night Matthew Arnold >; also to be incompatible …
40close — I. verb (closed; closing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French clos , stem of clore, from Latin claudere to shut, close; perhaps akin to Greek kleiein to close more at clavicle Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to move so as to bar …
