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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor;
[syn: duel, affaire d'honneur]

2. any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups);


VERB (1)

1. fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman;
- Example: "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Duel \Du"el\, v. i. & t. To fight in single combat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Duel \Du"el\, n. [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest between two, which passed into the common form bellum war, fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See Bellicose, Two, and cf. Duello.] A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an affront given by one to the other. [1913 Webster] Trial by duel (Old Law), a combat between two persons for proving a cause; trial by battel. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

duel n 1: a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor [syn: duel, affaire d'honneur] 2: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) v 1: fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

51 Moby Thesaurus words for "duel": affair of honor, battle, box, brawl, broil, buck, clash, close, collide, combat, come to blows, contend, contest, cut and thrust, dispute, exchange blows, fence, feud, fight, fight a duel, give and take, give satisfaction, grapple, grapple with, jostle, joust, mix it up, monomachy, oppose, quarrel, rassle, repel, riot, run a tilt, satisfaction, scramble, scuffle, single combat, skirmish, spar, strive, struggle, thrust and parry, tilt, tourney, traverse, tussle, wage war, war, withstand, wrestle
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

DUEL A front end to gdb by Michael Golan . DUEL implements a language designed for debugging C programs. It features efficient ways to select and display data items. It is normally linked into the gdb executable, but could stand alone. It interprets a subset of C in addition to its own language. Version 1.10. (ftp://ftp.cs.princeton.edu/duel/). (1993-03-20)
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to the reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed the most unexpected and deplorable consequences sometimes ensue. A long time ago a man lost his life in a duel. That dueling's a gentlemanly vice I hold; and wish that it had been my lot To live my life out in some favored spot -- Some country where it is considered nice To split a rival like a fish, or slice A husband like a spud, or with a shot Bring down a debtor doubled in a knot And ready to be put upon the ice. Some miscreants there are, whom I do long To shoot, to stab, or some such way reclaim The scurvy rogues to better lives and manners, I seem to see them now -- a mighty throng. It looks as if to challenge _me_ they came, Jauntily marching with brass bands and banners! Xamba Q. Dar