nnoun.acta prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honorSynset:affaire d'honneur
Derivationally Related Form:duelduellistduelist
Hypernyms:combat fight fighting scrap
Inherited Hypernyms:duelfightconflictgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:duelfightconflictgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actany struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)Derivationally Related Form:duellistduelist
Hypernyms:battle struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:duelstruggleattemptactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.competitionfight a duel, as over one's honor or a womanExamples:- In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters
Derivationally Related Form:duellerduelerduelduelist
Hypernyms:contend fight struggle
Inherited Hypernyms:duelcontend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s