duel
About 2.09 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- noun Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat).
- noun Any battle or struggle between two contending persons, forces, groups, or ideas.
a sniper duel
- verb To engage in a battle.
The two dogs were duelling for the bone.
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Word family
dueled dueler duelers dueling duelist duelists duelled dueller duellers duelling
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