| war | |
| 1. n. Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually involving the engagement of military forces. | |
| The war was largely between Sunni and Shia militants. | |
| 2. n. A particular conflict of this kind. | |
| 3. n. By extension, any conflict, or anything resembling a conflict. | |
| You look like you've been through the wars. | |
| 4. n. (figuratively) A campaign against something. | |
| The "war on drugs" is a campaign against the use of narcotic drugs. | |
| The "war on terror" is a campaign against terrorist crime. | |
| In the US, conservatives rail against the "war on Christmas". | |
| 5. n. (business) A bout of fierce competition in trade. | |
| I reaped the benefit of the car dealerships' price war, getting my car for far less than it's worth. | |
| The cellular phone companies were engaged in a freebie war, each offering various services thrown in when one purchased a plan. | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) Instruments of war. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) Armed forces. | |
| 8. n. A particular card game for two players, notable for having its outcome predetermined by how the cards are dealt. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe). | |
| 10. v. To carry on, as a contest; to wage. | |
