Definitions for fight
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Princeton's WordNet(4.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. battle, conflict, fight, engagement(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"

2. fight, fighting, combat, scrap(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"

3. competitiveness, fight(noun)

   an aggressive willingness to compete

   "the team was full of fight"

4. fight(noun)

   an intense verbal dispute

   "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

5. fight(verb)

   a boxing or wrestling match

   "the fight was on television last night"

6. contend, fight, struggle(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"

7. fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend(verb)

   fight against or resist strongly

   "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

8. fight, struggle(verb)

   make a strenuous or labored effort

   "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fight(verb)

   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. Fight(verb)

   to act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance

3. Fight(verb)

   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. Fight(verb)

   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. Fight(verb)

   to cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship

6. Fight(verb)

   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. Fight(verb)

   a struggle or contest of any kind

8. Fight(verb)

   strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he has a great deal of fight in him

9. Fight(verb)

   a screen for the combatants in ships

Origin: [OE. fihten, fehten, AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw. fkta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare to fight, pugnus fist.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fight

   fīt, v.i. to strive with: to contend in war or in single combat.—v.t. to engage in conflict with: to gain by fight: to cause to fight:—pr.p. fight′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. fought (fawt).—n. a struggle: a combat: a battle or engagement.—n. Fight′er.—adj. Fight′ing, engaged in or fit for war.—n. the act of fighting or contending.—ns. Fight′ing-cock, a gamecock, a pugnacious fellow; Fight′ing-fish (Betta pugnax), a small Siamese fresh-water fish, kept for its extraordinary readiness for fighting, bets being laid on the issue.—Fight it out, to struggle on until the end; Fight shy of, to avoid from mistrust.—Live like fighting-cocks, to get the best of meat and drink. [A.S. feohtan; Ger. fechten.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fight

   To strive or contend for victory, in battle or in single combat; to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms;—followed by with or against.

2. 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. To contend with in battle; to war against, as, they fought the enemy in two pitched battles. To cause to fight; manage or manœuvre in a fight.

3. fight

   A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a struggle for victory, either between individuals or between armies, ships, or navies. A duel is called a single fight or combat.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fight' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2651

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fight' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2181

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fight' in Nouns Frequency: #1285

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fight' in Verbs Frequency: #211

How to pronounce fight?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say fight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fight in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of fight in a Sentence

1. Pope Francis:

   I had to fight.

2. Sir Issac Newton:

   @joey fight me IRL

3. Ashton Morris:

   Fight for your write.

4. Kelly Ayotte:

   I’m in for this fight.

5. South Texas:

   It was an intense fight.

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