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Definition of 'fight' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fight
a battle or combat.

2.  fight
any contest or struggle:
to put up a fight against crime.

3.  fight
an angry argument or disagreement.

4.  fight
a boxing bout.

5.  fight
a game or diversion in which the participants hit or pelt each other with something harmless:
a pillow fight.

6.  fight
ability, will, or inclination to fight, strive, or resist.

7. (v.i.) fight
attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.

8.  fight
to contend in any manner; strive vigorously for or against something.

9. (v.t.) fight
to contend with in battle or combat; war against.

10.  fight
to contend with or against in any manner:
to fight despair.

11.  fight
to carry on (a battle, duel, etc.).

12.  fight
to maintain (a cause, quarrel, etc.) by fighting or contending.

13.  fight
to make (one's way) by fighting or striving.

14.  fight
to cause or set (a boxer, animal, etc.) to fight.

15.  fight
to maneuver (troops, ships, etc.) in battle.


Definition of 'fight' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) battle, conflict, fight, engagement
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"

2. (noun) fight, fighting, combat, scrap
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"

3. (noun) competitiveness, fight
an aggressive willingness to compete
"the team was full of fight"

4. (noun) fight
an intense verbal dispute
"a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

5. (verb) fight
a boxing or wrestling match
"the fight was on television last night"

6. (verb) contend, fight, struggle
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"

7. (verb) fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
fight against or resist strongly
"The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

8. (verb) fight, struggle
make a strenuous or labored effort
"She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

9. (verb) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
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"


Definition of 'fight' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) fight
to use force against sb
The two young boys began to fight.; to fight with sb

2.  fight
to be involved in a war
troops fighting against the rebels; to fight a war/battle

3.  fight
to argue
They're always fighting over money.

4.  fight
to struggle to achieve or win
to fight for your rights; to fight inequality/sexism/injustice; She fought to be allowed to continue her studies.

5.  fight
fight a losing battle
to struggle when it is unlikely you can win

6. (noun) fight
a conflict in which people hit each other
to have a fight with sb; fights between rival fans

7.  fight
an effort to achieve or stop sth; = struggle
the fight to save our rain forests; the fight against crime

8.  fight
an argument
We had a fight over money.


Definition of 'fight' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) fight
to strive or contend 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

2. (verb) fight
to act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance

3. (verb) fight
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

4. (verb) fight
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

5. (verb) fight
to cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship

6. (verb) fight
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

7. (verb) fight
a struggle or contest of any kind

8. (verb) fight
strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him

9. (verb) fight
a screen for the combatants in ships


Translation of 'fight' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to act against (someone or something) with physical violence
The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: baklei, veg Arabic flag Arabic: يَتَشاجَر، يُقاتِل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бия се
Brazilian flag Brazilian: lutar Czech flag Czech: bojovat, zápasit German flag German: kämpfen
Danish flag Danish: slås; kæmpe Greek flag Greek: παλεύω, πολεμώ, μάχομαι Spanish flag Spanish: pelear (se), luchar
Estonian flag Estonian: kaklema, võitlema Farsi flag Farsi: جنگ و دعوا کردن Finnish flag Finnish: tapella
French flag French: (se) battre Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהִילָחֵם Hindi flag Hindi: लडा़ई करना
Croatian flag Croatian: tući se, potući se Hungarian flag Hungarian: harcol Indonesian flag Indonesian: berkelahi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: slást Italian flag Italian: lottare, battersi Japanese flag Japanese: 戦う
Korean flag Korean: 싸우다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: muštis, grumtis Latvian flag Latvian: kauties; karot
Malay flag Malay: bergaduh Dutch flag Dutch: vechten Norwegian flag Norwegian: slåss, kjempe
Polish flag Polish: walczyć Persian flag Persian: جنگ و دعوا کردن Pashto flag Pashto: جګړه کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: lutar Romanian flag Romanian: a (se) lupta Russian flag Russian: драться
Slovak flag Slovak: zápasiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: pretepati se Serbian flag Serbian: svađati se
Swedish flag Swedish: slåss Thai flag Thai: ต่อสู้ Turkish flag Turkish: dövüşmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 爭奪 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: воювати; битися Urdu flag Urdu: لڑنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đấu tranh; chiến đấu Chinese flag Chinese: 争夺

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