[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:the battle of Waterloo.Synonyms: war , conflict , contest", "participation in such hostile encounters or engagements:wounds received in battle.Synonyms: combat , warfare", "a fight between two persons or animals:ordering a trial by battle to settle the dispute.", "any conflict or struggle:a battle for control of the Senate.", "Archaic.a battalion."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to engage in battle:ready to battle with the enemy.", "to work very hard or struggle; strive :to battle for freedom.Synonyms: toil"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to fight (a person, army, cause, etc.):We battled strong winds and heavy rains in our small boat.", "to force or accomplish by fighting, struggling, etc.:He battled his way to the top of his profession."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to furnish (a building or wall) with battlements ; crenelate ."]}]