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Definitions for fighting
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Princeton's WordNet
fight, fighting, combat, scrapadjective
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"
active, combat-ready, fighting(a)adjective
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
"on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
Wiktionary
fightingnoun
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
fightingadjective
engaged in war or other conflict
fightingadjective
apt to provoke a fight
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fightingparticipial adj.
Etymology: from fight.
An host of fighting men went out to war by bands. 2 Chro.
In fighting fields, as far the spear I throw
As flies the arrow from the well-drawn bow. Alexander Pope, Odyss.
Wikipedia
fighting
Combat (French for fight) is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or can be used as a tool to impose one's will on others. An instance of combat can be a stand-alone confrontation or a small part of a much larger violent conflict. Instances of combat may also be benign and recreational, as in the cases of combat sports and mock combat. Combat may comply with, or be in violation of local or international laws regarding conflict. Examples of rules include the Geneva Conventions (covering the treatment of people in war), medieval chivalry, the Marquess of Queensberry rules (covering boxing) and several forms of combat sports.
ChatGPT
fighting
Fighting refers to engaging in physical combat or conflict, typically with the intention of overpowering or defeating an opponent. It involves the use of physical force, such as punches, kicks, or grappling, to assert dominance or defend oneself. Fighting can occur in various contexts, including sports or activities, self-defense scenarios, and armed conflicts.
Webster Dictionary
Fighting
of Fight
Fightingadjective
qualified for war; fit for battle
Fightingadjective
occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field
Wikidata
Fighting
Fighting is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released in 1975. After spending four albums trying to find their niche, the band finally forged an identifiable sound featuring the twin guitars of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. This sound draws from hard rock, folk, pop and rhythm and blues. It set the stage for the big commercial breakthrough of the follow-up album, Jailbreak. The track "Suicide" was originally performed by Thin Lizzy when guitarist Eric Bell was still in the band, including on a BBC broadcast recorded in July 1973. It was first performed with different lyrics under the title "Baby's Been Messing". Another track recorded at the Fighting sessions was "Try a Little Harder", which was eventually released on the Vagabonds, Kings, Warriors, Angels boxed set in 2002. Fighting is the only other Thin Lizzy album aside from their 1971 debut where band members other than Phil Lynott receive sole songwriting credits for certain tracks. Bell wrote "Ray Gun" on the debut, and Robertson and Gorham wrote "Silver Dollar" and "Ballad of a Hard Man", respectively. Europe guitarist John Norum covered "Wild One" on his 1987 album Total Control. Europe covered "Suicide" on their 2008 live album Almost Unplugged.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
fighting
Qualified for war; fit for battle; as, “A host of fighting men.” Also, occupied in war; being the scene of war; as, a fighting field.
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Rank popularity for the word 'fighting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2847
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fighting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2813
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fighting' in Nouns Frequency: #1798
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fighting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fighting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of fighting in a Sentence
It’s been a thing for more than three decades, she’s one of my very best friends, so I set out to make it happen. I wrote an email (to Lowe) from the heart about her and what she was fighting.
The majority of their fighting force comes from Tunisia, so Sabratha is also a growing center, iSIS in Libya can regenerate quickly.
If the governor's signing of this cruel, unconstitutional copycat legislation inspires anything, let it be rage and action, we will not sit idly by as Idahoans' right to abortion is stripped from them. We've said it before and we'll say it again : Planned Parenthood's doors remain open in Idaho, and we will continue fighting for patients and our communities.
We shouldn't overstate the importance of this letter. It may be a case of the Taliban trying to earn some legitimacy and goodwill by playing the role of good guy and proposing nonviolent solutions, at the end of the day, The Taliban has no incentive to propose talks unless it's starting to feel major pressure on the battlefield. Though U.S. forces have ramped up their fight, I think it's too early for The Taliban to suddenly conclude it's not worth fighting anymore. Michael Kugelman said the Taliban offer could nonetheless be useful to the President Trump administration. Even if the letter is just a bluff, and I assume it is, the White House can say - Look, our strategy is already paying off. A spate of bombings last month in Kabul fueled anger against The Taliban across the country, and prompted the President Trump administration to close the doors for peace talks with the Islamic insurgents. Taliban fighters( Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) But The Taliban knows President Trump does n’t want the U.S. to be in Special Representative for Afghanistan. The Taliban will be banking on the belief the U.S. and the West have lost the will to remain there. US ADDING AIR POWER, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IN AFGHANISTAN US AND PAKISTAN CLASH AT United Nations ' OVER Special Representative for Afghanistan In a recent visit to eastern Special Representative for Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, who commands the U.S. and NATO’s Resolute Support mission in the Special Representative for Afghanistan, said the intensified U.S. offensive is producing results.
I want somebody to start fighting for him, my father has the voice of this country. The people of this country love him. Why wouldn’t they [Republicans] get in line?
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