Definition of fisting
1. fighting [ n ] the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Examples:
"a fight broke out at the hockey game"
"there was fighting in the streets"
"the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
Trig and a very black colored boy from Detroit had killed or put out_of action ten guerrillas by grenades and hand-to-hand fighting .
Synonyms fight fighting combat scrap Related Terms conflict brush hassle shock beating gunfight battering fistfight duel affray in-fighting knife_fight brawl dogfight fencing rumble set-to blow fight quarrel2. fighting [ a ] (military) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Examples:
"on active duty"
"the platoon is combat-ready"
"review the fighting forces"
(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)
A man can be an effective fighting machine throughout the incubation_period of most infectious_diseases .
Synonyms active fighting combat-ready Related Terms military operational3. fighting [ a ] engaged in war
Examples:
"belligerent (or warring) nations"
"a fighting war"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
The Rebs were , to a Massachusetts corporal , `` fighting madmen or not men at_all but whiskey + gunpowder put into a human frame '' .
Synonyms fighting militant war-ridden warring belligerent Related Terms unpeaceful4. fighting [ a ] disposed to loud disagreements and fighting
Synonyms fighting brawling Related Terms disorderlySimilar Spelling
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