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Definition of 'fight' 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"
Synonyms: fighting combat scrap - an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
- a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
- 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"
Synonyms: battle conflict engagement - an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"
Synonyms: competitiveness 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"
Synonyms: contend struggle - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
Synonyms: oppose fight back fight down defend - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
Synonyms: struggle - 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"
Synonyms: crusade press campaign push agitate
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