do battle en · VERB
Meanings
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(intransitive) To engage in a fight; to battle.
Many suburban trains in Birmingham do battle with inter-city ones on flat junctions either side of Birmingham New Street.
2026 February 4, Olly Glover, “Rethink urban transport”, in Railway Magazine, number 1054, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| did battle | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| does battle | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| done battle | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| doing battle | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |