duel
verb/ˈdjuːəl/
/ˈduːəl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they duel | /ˈdjuːəl/ /ˈduːəl/ |
| he / she / it duels | /ˈdjuːəlz/ /ˈduːəlz/ |
| past simple duelled | /ˈdjuːəld/ /ˈduːəld/ |
| past simple dueled | /ˈdjuːəld/ /ˈduːəld/ |
| past participle duelled | /ˈdjuːəld/ /ˈduːəld/ |
| past participle dueled | /ˈdjuːəld/ /ˈduːəld/ |
| -ing form duelling | /ˈdjuːəlɪŋ/ /ˈduːəlɪŋ/ |
| -ing form dueling | /ˈdjuːəlɪŋ/ /ˈduːəlɪŋ/ |
- to take part in a formal fight with weapons against one other person, as was done in the past when two people disagreed, especially over a matter of honour
- The two men duelled to the death.
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