war
n 1: the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of
people were killed in the war" [syn: {warfare}]
2: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by
official declaration during which the international rules
of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual
fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: {state
of war}] [ant: {peace}]
3: an active struggle between competing entities; "a price
war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" [syn: {warfare}]
4: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious;
"the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
v : make or wage war [ant: {make peace}]