'Fight' definitions:
Definition of 'fight'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
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]
noun
An aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" [syn: competitiveness, fight]
noun
An intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
noun
A boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
verb
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]
verb
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]
verb
Make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" [syn: fight, struggle]
verb
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]
Definition of 'Fight'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- He had to fight his way through the world. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- I have fought a good fight. --2 Tim. iv. 7. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship. [1913 Webster]
- To fight it out, to fight until a decisive and conclusive result is reached. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fight'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To fight with thee no man of arms will deign. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. [1913 Webster]
- To fight shy, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters; to keep out of reach. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fight'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Who now defies thee thrice to single fight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A struggle or contest of any kind. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a outrance,
- action,
- aerial combat,
- affray,
- against,
- aggression,
- aggressiveness,
- agonize,
- altercate,
- altercation,
- antagonism,
- antagonize,
- argue,
- argument,
- armored combat,
- avoid,
- bandy with,
- battle,
- battle it out,
- battle royal,
- beat against,
- beat up against,
- beef,
- bellicism,
- bellicosity,
- belligerence,
- belligerency,
- bicker,
- bicker over,
- bickering,
- blood feud,
- bout,
- box,
- brawl,
- breast the wave,
- broil,
- brush,
- buck,
- buffet,
- buffet the waves,
- bullfight,
- bump heads,
- carry on hostilities,
- chauvinism,
- clash,
- clash of arms,
- close,
- close with,
- cockfight,
- collide,
- combat,
- combativeness,
- come to blows,
- compete with,
- concours,
- conflict,
- conflict with,
- confound,
- confront,
- confute,
- contend,
- contend about,
- contend against,
- contend for,
- contend with,
- contention,
- contentiousness,
- contest,
- contradict,
- contravene,
- controversy,
- cope with,
- cross swords with,
- cut and thrust,
- debate,
- defy,
- derby,
- differ,
- difference of opinion,
- disagree,
- disagreement,
- discord,
- dispute,
- dissension,
- dissent,
- dissidence,
- disturbance,
- dogfight,
- donnybrook,
- donnybrook fair,
- duel,
- embroilment,
- encounter,
- engage,
- engage in hostilities,
- engage with,
- engagement,
- enthusiasm,
- exchange blows,
- exchange of blows,
- exchange shots,
- fence,
- ferocity,
- feud,
- fierceness,
- fight a duel,
- fight against,
- fight for,
- fight like devils,
- fight over,
- fight shy of,
- fight with,
- fighting,
- fire fight,
- flite,
- fliting,
- fracas,
- fray,
- free-for-all,
- fuss,
- game,
- games,
- give and take,
- give satisfaction,
- go,
- go to loggerheads,
- grapple,
- grapple with,
- ground combat,
- grunt and sweat,
- gymkhana,
- hand-to-hand combat,
- hand-to-hand fight,
- hassle,
- have it out,
- have words,
- hostilities,
- hostility,
- house-to-house combat,
- huff and puff,
- imbroglio,
- jingoism,
- join battle with,
- join issue,
- jostle,
- joust,
- keep away from,
- knock-down-and-drag-out,
- labor against,
- lock horns,
- logomachy,
- make a stand,
- make war,
- martialism,
- match,
- matching,
- measure swords with,
- meet,
- meeting,
- melee,
- mettle,
- militancy,
- militarism,
- militate against,
- misunderstanding,
- mix it up,
- monomachy,
- naval combat,
- offer resistance,
- Olympic games,
- Olympics,
- open quarrel,
- oppose,
- oppugn,
- passage of arms,
- pitched battle,
- pluck,
- polemic,
- protest,
- pugnaciousness,
- pugnacity,
- quarrel,
- quarrel over,
- quarrelsomeness,
- question,
- rail,
- rally,
- rassle,
- refute,
- reluct,
- reluctate,
- rencontre,
- repel,
- repulse,
- resist,
- riot,
- rise up,
- rival,
- row,
- rowdy,
- ruckus,
- rumble,
- run a tilt,
- run-in,
- running fight,
- saber rattling,
- scramble,
- scrap,
- scrimmage,
- scuffle,
- set to,
- set-to,
- settle it,
- sharp words,
- shed blood,
- shoving match,
- single combat,
- skirmish,
- slanging match,
- snarl,
- spar,
- spat,
- spill blood,
- spirit,
- squabble,
- squabble over,
- stand-up fight,
- stem the tide,
- stickle for,
- stipulate for,
- street fight,
- strife,
- strive,
- strive against,
- strive for,
- strive with,
- struggle,
- struggle against,
- struggle for,
- struggle with,
- take a stand,
- take issue with,
- take on,
- tangle with,
- tauromachy,
- test,
- thrust and parry,
- tiff,
- tilt,
- tilt with,
- tournament,
- tourney,
- traverse,
- trial,
- truculence,
- try conclusions with,
- tug,
- tug-of-war,
- tussle,
- unfriendliness,
- unpeacefulness,
- vendetta,
- vie for,
- vie with,
- wage war,
- war,
- warfare,
- warmongering,
- warpath,
- withstand,
- words,
- wrangle,
- wrangle over,
- wrestle,
- wrestle with,
- zeal,
- zest
Words containing 'Fight'
- Fighting,
- Fightingly,
- To fight it out,
- fight down,
- fight off,
- A fighting chance,
- Fighting crab,
- Fighting fish,
- Glove fight,
- Prize fight,
- Prize fighting,
- Running fight,
- Sea fight,
- Sword fight,
- To fight at barriers,
- To fight shy,
- fight back,
- fight shy,
- fighting chair,
- fighting cock,
- fighting french,
- fighting man,
- gang fight,
- in-fighting,
- knife fight,
- pillow fight,
- proxy fight,
- street fight,
- Close-fights,
- bun-fight,
- chicken-fight,
- fighting joe hooker,
- libyan fighting group,
- close-quarter fighting,
- libyan islamic fighting group