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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of fighting; any contest or struggle | |
| Synonyms: | fighting combat scrap | |
| Examples: | "a fight broke out at the hockey game" "there was fighting in the streets" "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
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| Related terms: | conflict brush hassle shock beating gunfight battering fistfight duel affray in-fighting knife_fight brawl dogfight fencing rumble set-to blow quarrel | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an intense verbal dispute | |
| Examples: | "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" |
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| Related terms: | controversy dispute | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | |
| Synonyms: | struggle | |
| Examples: | "the tribesmen fought each other" "Siblings are always fighting" |
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| Related terms: | attack engage battle struggle fight_back skirmish fistfight feud war join_battle box duel tug bear_down chicken-fight settle bandy fence joust spar wrestle chicken_fight tourney tussle repel conflict combatant fighter compete | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sport,boxing) a boxing match | |
| Synonyms: | bout | |
| Examples: | "the fight was on television last night" |
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| Related terms: | boxing | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war | |
| Synonyms: | battle engagement conflict | |
| Examples: | "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga" "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
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| Related terms: | military_action combat assault dogfight naval_battle Drogheda Armageddon Battle_of_Britain pitched_battle war military battle | |
| 6. | [ verb ] fight against or resist strongly | |
| Synonyms: | oppose defend fight_down fight_back | |
| Examples: | "The senator said he would oppose the bill" "Don't fight it!" |
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| Related terms: | resist repel resist recalcitrate combatant confrontation fighter | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make a strenuous or labored effort | |
| Synonyms: | struggle | |
| Examples: | "She struggled for years to survive without welfare" "He fought for breath" |
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| Related terms: | try tug flounder competitiveness struggle | |
| 8. | [ noun ] an aggressive willingness to compete | |
| Synonyms: | competitiveness | |
| Examples: | "the team was full of fight" |
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| Related terms: | aggressiveness | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (politics) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for | |
| Synonyms: | campaign agitate push press crusade | |
| Examples: | "The liberal party pushed for reforms" "She is crusading for women's rights" |
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| Related terms: | advertise advertize advertise campaign push reformer | |
| Similar spelling: |
fist fixity fixate fiesta |
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