Dictionary Entry
duel
duel is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2transitive/intransitive verb
To fight in single combat.
- 3noun
any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
- 4noun
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
- 5verb
fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
"In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
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