1. (

• war ,
• warfare

) the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" ;

2. (

• war ,
• state_of_war

) 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" ;

3. (

• war ,
• warfare ,

) an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare" ;

4. (

• war ,

) a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" ;

1. (

• war

) make or wage war ;