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battle
verb- to breakdance competitively with the object of demonstrating the most individual style US
Conventional “battle” (a violent struggle) adopted for this nonviolent clash. - So when you’re practising for that whole week, your goal is to hit the jam and battle. — Alex Ogg, The Hip Hop Years [quoting “Crazy Legs” Richie Colon], p. 32, 1999
- But how did battling come about? Well, DJs had always battled with their sound systems in New York. — J. Hoggarth, How To Be a DJ, p. 82, 2002
- See, I wasn’t scared about battling someone on their own turf because I quickly realized that MC’s thought they had an advantage on their block when they really didn’t. — Earl “DMX” Simmons, E.A.R.L., p. 127, 2002
- to compete in a public demonstration of DJ skills or to establish a sound-system’s superiority; to compete in rap performance; to compete in graffiti skills US
- Confrontation has always been a part of rap music [...] a verbal war for supremacy: battle rap. — James Haskins, The Story of Hip-Hop, p. 81, 2000
- But how did battling come about? Well, DJs had always battled with their sound systems in New York. — J. Hoggarth, How To Be a DJ, p. 82, 2002
- to attack someone verbally US
- — Ethan Hilderbrant, Prison Slang, p. 10, 1998
- to struggle for a living; to work hard despite troubles and exhibit courage in doing so AUSTRALIA, 1895
- The old day. Battling together. If he gave you ten bob you could bet it was half of all he had in the world. — Eric Lambert, The Veterans, p. 27, 1954
- We saw the things our parents put up with, we saw them battle, I mean, to get a house, to get any house was their dream[.] — Sandra Jobson, Blokes, p. 194, 1984
- — Frank Hardy, Hardy’s People, p. 34, 1986
- to have sex; to impregnate someone NEW ZEALAND
- — David McGill, David McGill’s Complete Kiwi Slang Dictionary, p. 11, 1998
- to work as a prostitute AUSTRALIA, 1898
- I’ve got six other girls all keeping me now. They are all battling from different hotel round the Cross. — James Holledge, The Call-girl in Australia, p. 88, 1964
- to attempt to make a living at the racecourse, either by running or gambling on horses AUSTRALIA, 1895
▶ battle the iron men
in horse racing, to bet using pari-mutuel machines US- — David W. Maurer, Argot of the Racetrack, p. 12, 1951
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