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lutter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
  • wrestle verb To grapple with an opponent, trying to throw or pin them down, often as a sport.

Senses

lutter is used for these senses in English:

  • battle (intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight
  • fight (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
  • struggle To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
  • wrestle To grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat.

battle — full definition

  1. noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  2. noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
  3. verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.

fight — full definition

  1. verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  2. verb To struggle or campaign strongly for or against something.
  3. noun An instance of physical combat or a violent confrontation.
  4. noun A conflict, argument, or contest, not necessarily physical.
  5. noun The determination or spirit needed to keep struggling.

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