Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb join_battle

1 sense of join battle

Sense 1
join battle -- (engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined")
       => contend, fight, struggle -- (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country")