English words for 'a negotiation between enemies'
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adj
noun
- the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
- The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
- (as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.
noun
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- a bold challenge
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- A conflict between armed forces.
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a minor short-term fight
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.
- (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
verb
- experience as a reaction
- come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- be beset by
- (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- (transitive, euphemistic, India) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.
- (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
- (intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
- (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
- A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
- (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- (field lacrosse) The start of play, when two players attempt to get possession of a ball placed on the ground between them by the referee.
noun
verb
- have a disagreement over something
- take exception to
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
noun
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- the relation between opposed entities
- a direction opposite to another
- a body of people united in opposing something
- a contestant that you are matched against
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
noun
- someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
- an emblem of peace
- any of numerous small pigeons
- flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- (slang, countable) Ellipsis of love dove (“tablet of the drug ecstasy”).
- A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
- (countable, politics) A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
- (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- (countable) Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
verb
noun
- A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
- A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
adj
verb
noun
- the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
- a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
- a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
- an active struggle between competing entities
- (countable) A particular conflict of this kind.
- (countable, by extension) Any protracted conflict, particularly
- (Internet) An argument between two or more people with opposing opinions on a topic or issue.
- (business) A protracted instance of fierce competition in trade.
- (uncountable, card games) Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.
- (crime) A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.
- (uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
- (countable, sometimes proscribed) Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.
- (chiefly US) A sustained campaign against a social problem, idea, set of values, etc.
verb
verb
- To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.
- (transitive) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
- (transitive) To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
- (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.
- Alternative spelling of re-solve.
- To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
- (chemistry) To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
- (rare, intransitive, reflexive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
- (optics) To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.
- (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
- (music) To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
- (computing) To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look up.
- (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- cause to go into a solution
- understand the meaning of
- reach a decision
- reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
- find the solution
- make clearly visible
noun
noun
- nonparticipation in a dispute or war
- tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
- pH value of 7
- (international law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
- The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.
- (chemistry): The quality or state of being neutral.
- Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
- A contest, a struggle.
- (military) Clipping of battle buddy.
- A one-on-one competition in rapping or breakdance.
- (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
verb
adj
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an incompatibility of dates or events
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
verb
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- contact by fitting together
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group
- a meeting arranged in advance
- employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- a mutual promise to marry
- the act of giving someone a job
- (countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.
- (countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
- (fencing, countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
- (countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
- (uncountable) The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention.
- (countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
- (uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
- (Internet, countable) A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- an intense verbal dispute
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- a boxing or wrestling match
- an aggressive willingness to compete
- (uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
- A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- An occasion of fighting.
- A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
verb
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- fight against or resist strongly
- (reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- (intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
- (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).
- (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- (causative) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
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name
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verb
verb
- To come together in conflict.
- To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
- (sports) To play a match.
- To get acquainted with someone.
- To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
- (transitive) To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.
- To satisfy; to comply with.
- (intransitive) To balance or come out correct.
- To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.
- To adjoin, be physically touching.
- To touch or hit something while moving.
- To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
- To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- To converge and finally touch or intersect.
- collect in one place
- undergo or suffer
- experience as a reaction
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- come together
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- be adjacent or come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get to know; get acquainted with
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
noun
- (algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
- (informal) A meeting.
- (hunting) A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
- (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
- (sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
adj
noun
- a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
- a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
- the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
- (card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
- One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
noun
- A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict.
- (biology) The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.
- The state of being neutral; neutrality.
- a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs
verb
- To make peace, to settle a dispute.
- To apply cosmetics.
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To prepare (someone) for a theatrical performance by means of costume, cosmetics, etc.
- (intransitive) To compensate (for).
- To compile or draw up (a list, document, etc.).
- To draw near to, approach to.
- To invent, to imagine, to concoct
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To apply cosmetics or makeup to (a face, facial feature).
- (transitive) To constitute the components of a whole.
- To invent or fabricate (a story, claim, etc.).
- (transitive, intransitive) To resolve or settle an argument, dispute, conflict, or fight (e.g., with someone).
- To constitute, to compose.
- To put together (a substance, material, garment, medicine, etc.) into a specific form; to assemble.
- (transitive) To compensate for (a deficiency, defect, etc.); to supply (something missing).
- To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to.
- make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
- adjust for
- come to terms
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- devise or compose
- form or compose
- apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
- put in order or neaten
- do or give something to somebody in return
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noun
verb
- cause to move back by force or influence
- To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
- To postpone.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.
- (migration) To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
noun
- the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
- reducing prices back to some earlier level
- A withdrawal of military forces.
- The situation where a rollercoaster fails to reach the top of a hill and instead rolls backward.
- (political science) The strategy of forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime, or by totally annihilating an enemy's armed forces and occupying the country, as was done in World War II to Italy, Germany, and Japan.
- (databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
- (informal, automotive) A form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically as a tow truck or for transporting other vehicles.
- A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.
- (aviation) An uncommanded reduction in the thrust of a jet engine.
verb
noun
- (by extension) A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
- The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
- The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
- (military) An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
- a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
- fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
noun
- A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
- (sports) match; a game between two sides.
- (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
- Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
- (hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
- (Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
- A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
- An angry argument.
- a state of conflict between colors
- a state of conflict between persons
- a minor short-term fight
- a loud resonant repeating noise
verb
- (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
- (intransitive, slang, video games) To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
- (transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
- (intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To chatter or gossip.
- (intransitive) To come into violent conflict.
- (intransitive, in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
- (intransitive) To argue angrily.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- disagree violently
- crash together with violent impact
noun
- negotiation between nations
- wisdom in the management of public affairs
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
- Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.
- The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.
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verb
noun
- a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
- the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
- (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
- (uncountable) The state of being contained.
- (countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
- (countable, mathematics) An inclusion.
- (uncountable, countable) The state of containing.
- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- a bold challenge
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- A conflict between armed forces.
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a casual meeting with a person or thing
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a minor short-term fight
- A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
- (sexuality) A sexual encounter; sexual activity, especially unplanned or unexpected, between two people who have not already established a sexual relationship with each other. In many cases, it does not lead to a relationship, and thus is utterly transient. A sexual encounter can be consensual or non-consensual; in the latter case, it is known as sexual assault. A consensual sexual encounter that happens only once is commonly known as a one-night stand.
- (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
- A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
- (India) An extrajudicial killing or execution.
- (sciences) The period of a space mission during which it carries out its data-gathering objectives.
verb
- experience as a reaction
- come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- be beset by
- (intransitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- (transitive, euphemistic, India) To kill or execute someone extrajudicially.
- (transitive) To confront (someone or something) face to face.
- (intransitive, rare) To meet one another.
- (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
- A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
- (ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- (field lacrosse) The start of play, when two players attempt to get possession of a ball placed on the ground between them by the referee.
noun
verb
- have a disagreement over something
- take exception to
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
noun
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- the relation between opposed entities
- a direction opposite to another
- a body of people united in opposing something
- a contestant that you are matched against
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- (logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
- (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
noun
- someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
- an emblem of peace
- any of numerous small pigeons
- flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- (slang, countable) Ellipsis of love dove (“tablet of the drug ecstasy”).
- A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
- (countable, politics) A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
- (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- (countable) Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
verb
noun
- A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
- A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
adj
verb
noun
- the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
- a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
- a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
- an active struggle between competing entities
- (countable) A particular conflict of this kind.
- (countable, by extension) Any protracted conflict, particularly
- (Internet) An argument between two or more people with opposing opinions on a topic or issue.
- (business) A protracted instance of fierce competition in trade.
- (uncountable, card games) Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.
- (crime) A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.
- (uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
- (countable, sometimes proscribed) Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.
- (chiefly US) A sustained campaign against a social problem, idea, set of values, etc.
verb
noun
- nonparticipation in a dispute or war
- tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
- pH value of 7
- (international law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
- The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.
- (chemistry): The quality or state of being neutral.
- Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an energetic attempt to achieve something
- A contest, a struggle.
- (military) Clipping of battle buddy.
- A one-on-one competition in rapping or breakdance.
- (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
verb
adj
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an incompatibility of dates or events
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
verb
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- contact by fitting together
- the act of sharing in the activities of a group
- a meeting arranged in advance
- employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- a mutual promise to marry
- the act of giving someone a job
- (countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.
- (countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
- (fencing, countable) The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
- (countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
- (uncountable) The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention.
- (countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
- (uncountable, by extension, about human emotional state) The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
- (Internet, countable) A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- an intense verbal dispute
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
- a boxing or wrestling match
- an aggressive willingness to compete
- (uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
- A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
- An occasion of fighting.
- A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
- (sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
verb
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- make a strenuous or labored effort
- fight against or resist strongly
- (reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- (intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
- (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).
- (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
- (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
- (causative) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
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name
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verb
noun
- a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
- a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
- the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
- (card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
- One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
noun
- A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict.
- (biology) The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.
- The state of being neutral; neutrality.
- a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs
noun
verb
- cause to move back by force or influence
- To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
- To postpone.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.
- (migration) To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
noun
- the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
- reducing prices back to some earlier level
- A withdrawal of military forces.
- The situation where a rollercoaster fails to reach the top of a hill and instead rolls backward.
- (political science) The strategy of forcing a change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime, or by totally annihilating an enemy's armed forces and occupying the country, as was done in World War II to Italy, Germany, and Japan.
- (databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
- (informal, automotive) A form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically as a tow truck or for transporting other vehicles.
- A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.
- (aviation) An uncommanded reduction in the thrust of a jet engine.
verb
noun
- (by extension) A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
- The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
- The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
- (military) An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
- a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
- fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
noun
- A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
- (sports) match; a game between two sides.
- (onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
- Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
- (hurling) An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
- (Scotland) Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
- A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
- An angry argument.
- a state of conflict between colors
- a state of conflict between persons
- a minor short-term fight
- a loud resonant repeating noise
verb
- (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
- (intransitive, slang, video games) To play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
- (transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
- (intransitive) To make a clashing sound.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To chatter or gossip.
- (intransitive) To come into violent conflict.
- (intransitive, in games or sports) To face each other in an important game.
- (intransitive) To argue angrily.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- disagree violently
- crash together with violent impact
noun
- negotiation between nations
- wisdom in the management of public affairs
- subtly skillful handling of a situation
- Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.
- The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.
noun
verb
verb
- To come to an agreement or make peace; patch up relationship, settle differences, bury the hatchet.
- (transitive) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
- (transitive) To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
- (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.
- Alternative spelling of re-solve.
- To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.
- (chemistry) To separate racemic compounds into their enantiomers.
- (rare, intransitive, reflexive) To melt; to dissolve; to become liquid.
- (optics) To render visible or distinguishable the parts of something.
- (rare, transitive) To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy or soften (a solid).
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To break down into constituent parts; to decompose; to disintegrate; to return to a simpler constitution or a primeval state.
- (music) To cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance.
- (computing) To find the IP address of a hostname, or the entity referred to by a symbol in source code; to look up.
- (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem).
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- cause to go into a solution
- understand the meaning of
- reach a decision
- reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
- find the solution
- make clearly visible
noun
noun
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- an incompatibility of dates or events
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
verb
verb
- To come together in conflict.
- To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
- (sports) To play a match.
- To get acquainted with someone.
- To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
- (transitive) To respond to (an argument etc.) with something equally convincing; to refute.
- To satisfy; to comply with.
- (intransitive) To balance or come out correct.
- To be mixed with, to be combined with aspects of.
- To adjoin, be physically touching.
- To touch or hit something while moving.
- To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
- To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- To converge and finally touch or intersect.
- collect in one place
- undergo or suffer
- experience as a reaction
- meet by design; be present at the arrival of
- come together
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- be adjacent or come together
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get to know; get acquainted with
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
noun
- (algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∧.
- (informal) A meeting.
- (hunting) A gathering of riders, horses and hounds for foxhunting; a field meet for hunting.
- (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other cross.
- (sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
- a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
adj
verb
- To make peace, to settle a dispute.
- To apply cosmetics.
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To prepare (someone) for a theatrical performance by means of costume, cosmetics, etc.
- (intransitive) To compensate (for).
- To compile or draw up (a list, document, etc.).
- To draw near to, approach to.
- To invent, to imagine, to concoct
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To apply cosmetics or makeup to (a face, facial feature).
- (transitive) To constitute the components of a whole.
- To invent or fabricate (a story, claim, etc.).
- (transitive, intransitive) To resolve or settle an argument, dispute, conflict, or fight (e.g., with someone).
- To constitute, to compose.
- To put together (a substance, material, garment, medicine, etc.) into a specific form; to assemble.
- (transitive) To compensate for (a deficiency, defect, etc.); to supply (something missing).
- To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to.
- make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
- adjust for
- come to terms
- concoct something artificial or untrue
- devise or compose
- form or compose
- apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
- put in order or neaten
- do or give something to somebody in return
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noun
verb
adj
noun
- the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
- The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
- (as a noun modifier) (for example) a peacekeeping force.