Fighting

fight  (ft)

v. fought (fôt), fight·ing, fights

v.intr.

1.

a. To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.

b. Sports To engage in boxing or wrestling.

2. To engage in a quarrel; argue: They are always fighting about money.

3. To strive vigorously and resolutely: fought against graft; fighting for her rights.

v.tr.

1.

a. To contend with physically or in battle.

b. To wage or carry on (a battle).

c. To contend for, by or as if by combat: "I now resolved that Calais should be fought to the death" (Winston S. Churchill).

2.

a. Sports To box or wrestle against in a ring.

b. To participate in (a boxing match, for example).

3. To set (a boxer, for example) in combat with another. See Synonyms at oppose.

4. To contend with or struggle against: fight cancer; fight temptation.

5. To try to prevent the development or success of.

6. To make (one's way) by struggle or striving: fought my way to the top.

n.

1. A confrontation between opposing groups in which each attempts to harm or gain power over the other, as with bodily force or weapons.

2. A quarrel or conflict.

3.

a. A physical conflict between two or more individuals.

b. Sports A boxing or wrestling match.

4. A struggle to achieve an objective. See Synonyms at conflict.

5. The power or inclination to fight; pugnacity: I just didn't have any fight left in me.

Phrasal Verb:

fight off

To defend against or drive back (a hostile force, for example).

Idioms:

fight fire with fire

To combat one evil or one set of negative circumstances by reacting in kind.

fight shy of

To avoid meeting or confronting.

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[Middle English fighten, from Old English feohtan, fihtan.]

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fighta·bili·ty n.

fighta·ble adj.

fighting·ly adv.

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Fighting of beggars; a company of beggars—Bk of St. Albans, 1486.

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Fighting 

See Also: ARGUMENTS

1. Defend like a dog —Lopez Portillo

   The former Mexican president’s simile to describe how he would defend the peso gave his countrymen cause for anger and ridicule, often expressed by barking at him in public places.

2. (Self-dependent power can time) defy as rocks resist the billowes and the sky —Oliver Goldsmith
3. Fierce strife … stirs one’s old Saxon fighting blood, like the tales of “knights who fought ‘gainst fearful odds” that thrilled us in our schoolboy days —Jerome K. Jerome
4. Fight as one weary of his life —William Shakespeare
5. Fight [death]… body and breath, till my life runs out like water —Stephen Vincent Benét
6. Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as heroes —Margaret Mitchell
7. Fighting like a wounded puma —George F. Will

   Will used the wounded puma simile to describe Richard Nixon’s battle during the Watergate scandal.

8. Fight like devils —William Shakespeare
9. Fight … like lions wanting food —William Shakespeare
10. Fights fierce as duels —Anon
11. Fought like a pagan who defends his religion —Stephen Crane
12. Fought like one boxer and his punching bag … like mismatched twins —Erica Jong
13. Just when the opponents seem ready to slug each other into senselessness, they clinch and go into a clumsy waltz, like boxers in a comic film —Leonard Silk, New York Times/Economic Scene, April 22, 1987

    Silk’s reference is to combatants in strained financial markets.

14. Like sailors fighting with a leak we fought mortality —Emily Dickinson
15. A quarrel between man and wife is like cutting water with a sword —Chinese proverb

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fighting - 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" combat, fight, scrap gunfight, gunplay, shootout - a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" encounter, skirmish, clash, brush - a minor short-term fight close-quarter fighting - hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters dogfight - a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling) fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) in-fighting - conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders) set-to - a brief but vigorous fight shock, impact - the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle - disorderly fighting affaire d'honneur, duel - a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest - a fight with bare fists battering, banging - the act of subjecting to strong attack beating, whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing fray, affray, ruffle, disturbance - a noisy fight free-for-all, brawl - a noisy fight in a crowd cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee - fighting with knives gang fight, rumble - a fight between rival gangs of adolescents single combat - a fight between two people; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat"
Adj.	1.	fighting - engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" combat-ready, active armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" operational - (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations

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fighting

noun battle, war, conflict, combat, hostilities, warfare, bloodshed More than 900 people have died in the fighting.

Translations

fighting [ˈfaɪtɪŋ]

A. N (between troops, armies) → enfrentamientos mpl; (between individuals) (lit, fig) → peleas fpl
he hates fighting → odia las peleas
see also street B

B. ADJ we still have a fighting chance of beating them → aún tenemos una buena posibilidad de vencerlos
this treatment at least gives her a fighting chance → este tratamiento le da al menos una posibilidad

C. ADV to be fighting fit → estar en plena forma

D. CPD fighting bull N → toro m de lidia
fighting cock N → gallo m de pelea
fighting dog N → perro m de pelea
fighting force N → fuerza f de combate
fighting line N → frente m de combate
fighting man N → guerrero m, soldado m
fighting spirit N → espíritu m de lucha, combatividad f
fighting strength N → número m de soldados(listos para el combate)
fighting talk N the Prime Minister's fighting talk at the Rome summit → las declaraciones de tono beligerante que hizo el Primer Ministro en la cumbre de Roma
this is typical fighting talk from the defending champion → ésta es una típica bravuconada del actual campeón

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fighting [ˈfaɪtɪŋ] n

(= warfare) → combats mpl

(= brawling) → bagarres fpl
Fighting broke out outside the pub → Des bagarres ont éclaté devant le pub.
fighting chance n (= reasonable chance) to have a fighting chance → avoir une chance raisonnable
to have a fighting chance of sth → avoir ses chances de qch
to have a fighting chance of doing sth → avoir sa chance de faire qch
fighting fit adj (British) [person] → en pleine forme
fighting spirit n → combativité f

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fighting

n (Mil) → Kampf m, → Gefecht nt; (= punch-ups, scrapping etc) → Prügeleien pl, → Raufereien pl; (= arguments between husband and wife etc) → Streit m, → Zank m; fighting broke out → Kämpfe brachen aus ? street fighting

adj attr person → kämpferisch, streitlustig; fighting troops, fighting forces → Kampftruppen pl; fighting line → Front f; fighting man → Krieger m, → Kämpfer m; fighting strength (Mil) → Kampf- or Einsatzstärke f

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fighting:

fighting dog

n → Kampfhund m

fighting chance

n → faire Chancen pl; he’s in with or he has a fighting (of winning) → er hat eine Chance (zu gewinnen), wenn er sich anstrengt; at least that gives you a fighting → damit hast du wenigstens eine Chance

fighting cock

n (lit, fig) → Kampfhahn m

fighting fit

adj (Brit inf) → topfit (inf)

fighting spirit

n → Kampfgeist m; to have tremendous fighting → ungeheuren Kampfgeist haben

fighting weight

n (Boxing) → Kampfgewicht nt

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fighting [ˈfaɪtɪŋ]

1. n (Mil) → combattimento; (in streets) → scontri mpl; (in pub) → risse fpl, zuffe fpl

2. adj (forces, strength, troops) → da combattimento
fighting spirit → spirito combattivo
a fighting chance → una buona probabilità

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