Definition: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
Usage: thousands of people were killed in the war
Similar words: action, military action
Definition: a military engagement
Usage: he saw action in Korea
Definition: an active struggle between competing entities
Usage: a price war; a war of wits; diplomatic warfare
Similar words: battle, struggle, conflict
Definition: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
Usage: the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine; police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs