an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle |
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used |
an incompatibility of dates or events | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole |
a disagreement or argument about something important | worthless material that is to be disposed of |
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings | |
opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) | |
a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests | |