–noun
1.
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations orbetween parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, orair.
2.
a state or period of armed hostility or active militaryoperations: The two nations were at war with each other.
3.
a contest carried on by force of arms, as in a series ofbattles or campaigns: the War of 1812.
4.
active hostility or contention; conflict; contest: a war ofwords.
5.
6.
a struggle: a war for men's minds; a war against poverty.
7.
8.
Cards .
a.
a game for two or more persons, played with a 52-cardpack evenly divided between the players, in which eachplayer turns up one card at a time with the higher cardtaking the lower, and in which, when both turned upcards match, each player lays one card face down andturns up another, the player with the higher card of thesecond turn taking all the cards laid down.
b.
an occasion in this game when both turned up cardsmatch.
9.
Archaic . a battle.
–verb (used without object)
10.
to make or carry on war; fight: to war with a neighboringnation.
11.
to carry on active hostility or contention: Throughout her lifeshe warred with sin and corruption.
12.
to be in conflict or in a state of strong opposition: Thetemptation warred with his conscience.
–adjective
13.
of, belonging to, used in, or due to war: war preparations;war hysteria.
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