Meaning of 'war'

noun

a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious

Example: "the war on poverty"

noun

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

Example: "thousands of people were killed in the war"

Synonyms: warfare

noun

an active struggle between competing entities

Example: "a price war"

Synonyms: warfare

noun

a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

Example: "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

Synonyms: state of war

verb

make or wage war