'Duel' definitions:
Definition of 'duel'
(from WordNet)
noun
A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: duel, affaire d'honneur]
noun
Any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
verb
Fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
Definition of 'Duel'
From: GCIDE
- Duel \Du"el\, n. [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest between two, which passed into the common form bellum war, fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See Bellicose, Two, and cf. Duello.] A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other. [1913 Webster]
- Trial by duel (Old Law), a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by battel. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Duel'
From: GCIDE
- Duel \Du"el\, v. i. & t. To fight in single combat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'duel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affair of honor,
- battle,
- box,
- brawl,
- broil,
- buck,
- clash,
- close,
- collide,
- combat,
- come to blows,
- contend,
- contest,
- cut and thrust,
- dispute,
- exchange blows,
- fence,
- feud,
- fight,
- fight a duel,
- give and take,
- give satisfaction,
- grapple,
- grapple with,
- jostle,
- joust,
- mix it up,
- monomachy,
- oppose,
- quarrel,
- rassle,
- repel,
- riot,
- run a tilt,
- satisfaction,
- scramble,
- scuffle,
- single combat,
- skirmish,
- spar,
- strive,
- struggle,
- thrust and parry,
- tilt,
- tourney,
- traverse,
- tussle,
- wage war,
- war,
- withstand,
- wrestle