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A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour

(in modern use) A contest between two parties

Time of debauchery

The art or sport of dueling with swords

Fight a duel or duels

To defy or put up an opposition to

To thwart or act against

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Noun

A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour

affair of honour

affair of honor

meeting for satisfaction of honour

exchange of blows

competitiveness

physical encounter

armed confrontation

counterinsurgency

breach of the peace

passage of arms

one-on-one contest

wrestling match

military operation

military action

keeping up with the Joneses

fierce competition

tough competition

stiff competition

rough and tumble

significant contact

misunderstanding

rough-and-tumble

difference of opinion

bit of argy-bargy

outbreak of violence

strong competition

knock-down drag-out

acrimonious exchange

bone of contention

passage at arms

knock-down-drag-out

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“He quickly apologized, but the rather impetuous soldier demanded that the matter be settled in a sword duel.”

Noun

(in modern use) A contest between two parties

sporting competition

fierce competition

competitive fight

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“When fighting out an epic duel with Courier in the Australian Open a few years ago Sampras appeared on the verge of collapse from cramp.”

Noun

Time of debauchery

ethnic cleansing

gladiatorial combat

race extermination

mass extermination

wholesale murder

mass destruction

ruthless clearance of populace

wholesale slaughter

night of the long knives

indiscriminate killing

wholesale killing

putting to death

taking of someone's life

search and destroy

indiscriminate bloodshed

insurrectionism

victimization^US

victimisation^UK

Noun

The art or sport of dueling with swords

Verb

Fight a duel or duels

raise your fists

have a punch-up

go for each other

enter the lists

assault each other

be at each other's throats

punch each other

take all comers

take up the gauntlet

exchange blows with

fight like Kilkenny cats

attack each other

engage in conflict

jockey for position

mount an attack

come into conflict

engage in hostilities

struggle against

compete against

go head to head

campaign against

engage in combat

go for the gold

contend against

come to blows with

take up arms against

fight like cat and dog

face off against

wage war against

carry on hostilities

be in the running

take part in a race

match yourself against

take the field against

seek to displace

agitate against

go for the jugular

content against

go one on one with

go toe to toe with

go eyeball to eyeball with

be pitted against

pit oneself against

mount an attack on

begin battle with

enter into combat with

come to close quarters with

join battle with

pitch oneself against

go up against in contest

fight back against

lock horns with

shoot it out with

cross swords with

nominate yourself

put yourself forward

knock oneself out

give all one's got

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“Shall we duel over this?”

Verb

To defy or put up an opposition to

stand up against

hold out against

struggle against

stand one's ground against

fly in the face of

hold one's ground against

put up a fight against

bear up against

go the distance against

hold the line against

stand firm against

sit and take it

put up struggle

hold your ground

persevere in the face of

stand your ground

prevail against

bear the brunt of

come through unscathed

stay the course

make it through

be confronted by

live longer than

remain alive after

land on your feet

come up against

last longer than

put a bold face on it

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

put on a bold front

stick to your guns

resign oneself to

brace oneself for

subject oneself to

make a comeback

square off against

be patient with

be impermeable to

be proof against

be resistant to

be impervious to

die hard against

persevere against

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

keep your head above water

come out on top

go the distance

call someone's bluff

treat with contempt

take a stand against

persist through

get the better of

get to grips with

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Verb

To thwart or act against

shoot down in flames

fly in the face of

shoot full of holes

say the opposite of

call in question

struggle against

put up a fight against

take a stand against

be in opposition to

be in defiance of

take issue with

speak out against

set your face against

make a stand against

bring to an end to

dig in your heels

lock horns with

take up arms against

refuse to accept

stand up and be counted against

not countenance

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