From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fight
n 1: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course
of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of
Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he
got into a real engagement" [syn: battle, conflict,
fight, engagement]
2: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke
out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets";
"the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: fight,
fighting, combat, scrap]
3: an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of
fight" [syn: competitiveness, fight]
4: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is
expected in the Senate"
5: a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television
last night"
v 1: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen
fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting";
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
[syn: contend, fight, struggle]
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would
oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: fight, oppose,
fight back, fight down, defend]
3: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years
to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn:
fight, struggle]
4: 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; "The liberal party pushed for
reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is
pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight,
press, campaign, push, agitate]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fight \Fight\ (f[imac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fought
(f[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Fighting.] [OE. fihten, fehten,
AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw.
f[aum]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare
to fight, pugnus fist.]
1. To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in
single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an
enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; --
followed by with or against.
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You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak.
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To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.
--Milton.
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2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to
contend; to strive; to make resistance.
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To fight shy, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters;
to keep out of reach.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fight \Fight\, v. t.
1. To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or
gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as
a cause.
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He had to fight his way through the world.
--Macaulay.
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I have fought a good fight. --2 Tim. iv.
7.
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2. To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought
the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the
frigate for three hours.
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3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as,
to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.
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To fight it out, to fight until a decisive and conclusive
result is reached.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fight \Fight\, n. [OE. fight, feht, AS. feoht. See Fight, v.
i.]
1. A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a
violent conflict or struggle for victory, between
individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc.
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Who now defies thee thrice to single fight.
--Milton.
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2. A struggle or contest of any kind.
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3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he
has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.]
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4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.]
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Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.
--Dryden.
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Running fight, a fight in which the enemy is continually
chased; also, one which continues without definite end or
result.
Syn: Combat; engagement; contest; struggle; encounter; fray;
affray; action; conflict. See Battle.
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