duel

du·el  (dl, dy-)

n.

1. A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.

2. A struggle for domination between two contending persons, groups, or ideas.

v. du·eled or du·elled, du·el·ing or du·el·ling, du·els

v.tr.

1. To engage (another) in or as if in formal combat.

2. To oppose actively and forcefully.

v.intr.

To engage in or as if in formal combat.

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[Middle English duelle, from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, war, archaic variant of bellum.]

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duel·er, duel·ist n.

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duel

Noun

a formal fight between two people using guns, swords, or other weapons to settle a quarrel

Verb

[duelling, duelled] or US [dueling, dueled]

to fight in a duel [Latin duellum, poetical variant of bellum war]

duellist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor affaire d'honneur fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
	2.	duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
Verb	1.	duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" fight, struggle, contend - 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"

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duel

noun 1. single combat, affair of honour

noun 2. contest, fight, competition, clash, encounter, engagement, rivalry

verb 3. fight, struggle, clash, compete, contest, contend, vie with, lock horns

Translations

duel [ˈdjuəl] n → duelo

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duel [ˈdjuəl] n → duel m

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duel [ˈdjuəl] n → Duell nt

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duel [ˈdjuəl] n → duello