Possible Definitions:
1. Battle (a.) Fertile. See Battel, a.
2. Battle (v. t.) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
3. Battle (v. t.) A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.
4. Battle (v. t.) A division of an army; a battalion.
5. Battle (v. t.) The main body, as distinct from the van and rear; battalia.
6. Battle (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
7. Battle (v. t.) To assail in battle; to fight.