BATTLE (3)

Bat″tle (băt″t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Battled (–tl'd); p. pr. & vb. n. Battling.] [[F. batailler, fr. bataille. See Battle, n.]] To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories. To meet in arms, and battle in the plain. Prior.