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Synonyms
war (wôr)

[Middle English warre, from Old North French werre, of Germanic origin.]

noun 

    1. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.
    2. The period of such conflict.
    3. The techniques and procedures of war; military science.
    1. A condition of active antagonism or contention: a war of words; a price war.
    2. A concerted effort or campaign to combat or put an end to something considered injurious: the war against acid rain.

intransitive verb: warred, war·ring, wars. 

  1. To wage or carry on warfare.
  2. To be in a state of hostility or rivalry; contend.

idioms

at war
In an active state of conflict or contention.