duel
du‧el /ˈdjuːəl $ ˈduːəl/ noun [countable]
duel verb (past tense and past participle duelled, present participle duelling, dueled, dueling) [intransitive]
duel[noun]Synonyms:- single combat, affair of honour
- contest, clash, competition, encounter, engagement, fight, head-to-head, rivalry
[verb]Synonyms:- fight, clash, compete, contend, contest, lock horns, rival, struggle, vie with
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. du‧el1 /ˈdjuːəl $ ˈduːəl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: duellum, from (influenced by duo 'two') Latin bellum 'war']
1. a fight with weapons between two people, used in the past to settle a quarrel:
The officer challenged him to a duel.2. a situation in which two people or groups are involved in an angry disagreement:
a verbal duel [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲