duel

Definition

  • noun: a fight between two people that includes the use of weapons (such as guns or swords) and that usually happens while other people watch
  • noun: a combat between two persons
  • verb: to fight a duel
  • synonyms: affair of honor, battle, box

Examples

  • The baseball game turned into a 'duel' between the teams' pitchers. = The game turned into a pitching 'duel'.

  • Legislators 'dueled' over the tax increases.

  • The two runners 'dueled' for the lead.

Movie quotes

  • (..) so he demanded satisfaction in the form of pistols at dawn. He wrote the paper, this letter, saying anyone who didn't like his book, he would challenge to a duel, anyone in the world. He'd even pay for airfare to San Francisco and a night in a hotel. Well, eventually this found its way (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6
  • (..) No rimshot there? God, whatever I'm paying you, it's too much. Maybe, she saw my dad. My dad died about ten years ago of injuries he sustained during a duel. When your father dies, you ask yourself a lot of questions. Questions like, "Wait, did you say he died in a duel?" and "Who dies in a duel?" (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6