an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | pitching dangerously to one side |
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
an incompatibility of dates or events | a slight but noticeable partiality |
a disagreement or argument about something important | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement |
opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings | a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances |
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 | |