duel

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
affaire d'honneur
• Derivationally related forms:
duellist, duelist
• Hypernyms:
fight, fighting, combat, scrap
2. any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
duellist, duelist
• Hypernyms:
struggle, battle

II - verb

fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
- In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters
• Derivationally related forms:
duelist, dueller, dueler
• Hypernyms:
contend, fight, struggle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody