fight

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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fight

Verb

[fighting, fought]

1. to struggle against (an enemy) in battle or physical combat

2. to struggle to overcome or destroy: to fight drug trafficking

3. to carry on (a battle or contest)

4. to make (one's way) somewhere with difficulty: they fought their way upstream

5. fight for to uphold (a cause) by struggling: fight for your rights

6. fight it out to struggle or compete until a decisive result is obtained

7. fight shy of to avoid: they fought shy of direct involvement in the conflict

Noun

1. a battle

2. a quarrel or contest

3. a boxing match

4. put up a fight to offer resistance [Old English feohtan]

fighting n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fight - 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" battle, engagement, conflict military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" Armageddon - any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon" pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place naval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleets armed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forces war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planes assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack 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"
	2.	fight - 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" fighting, combat, 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"
	3.	fight - an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" competitiveness aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising
	4.	fight - an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" contestation, controversy, disceptation, arguing, argument, contention, disputation, tilt - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
	5.	fight - a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night" boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists
Verb	1.	fight - 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" struggle, contend bear down - exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down" fistfight - fight with the fists; "The man wanted to fist-fight" join battle - engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined" tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" fight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" get back, settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" fight back - defend oneself battle, combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" war - make or wage war attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback chicken-fight, chickenfight - fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders tourney - engage in a tourney feud - carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years" skirmish - engage in a skirmish bandy - exchange blows fence - fight with fencing swords box - engage in a boxing match spar - fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring" tussle, scuffle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" wrestle - engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden" wage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" drive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repel - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
	2.	fight - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" fight down, oppose, fight back, defend fight, struggle, contend - 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" recalcitrate - show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side" fend, resist, stand - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something drive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repel - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
	3.	fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" struggle labor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" flounder - behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college" attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
	4.	fight - 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" crusade, campaign, agitate, push, press advertize, advertise, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" advertize, advertise, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

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fight

verb 1. oppose, campaign against, dispute, contest, resist, defy, contend, withstand, stand up to, take issue with, make a stand against

verb 2. strive, battle, push, struggle, contend

verb 3. battle, assault, combat, war with, go to war, do battle, wage war, take up arms, bear arms against, engage in hostilities, carry on war, engage

verb 4. engage in, conduct, wage, pursue, carry on

verb 5. take the field, cross swords, taste battle

verb 6. brawl, clash, scrap (informal) exchange blows, struggle, row, tilt, wrestle, feud, grapple, tussle, joust, come to blows, lock horns, fight like Kilkenny cats

verb 7. box, spar with, exchange blows with

noun 8. battle, campaign, movement, struggle

noun 9. conflict, war, action, clash, contest, encounter, brush, combat, engagement, hostilities, skirmish, passage of arms

noun 10. brawl, set-to (informal) riot, scrap (informal) confrontation, rumble U.S., N.Z. (slang) fray, duel, skirmish, head-to-head, tussle, scuffle, free-for-all (informal) fracas, altercation, dogfight, joust, dissension, affray Law shindig (informal) scrimmage, sparring match, exchange of blows, shindy (informal) melee or mêlée, biffo Austral. (slang) boilover Austral.

noun 11. row, argument, dispute, quarrel, squabble

noun 12. match, contest, bout, battle, competition, struggle, set-to, encounter, engagement, head-to-head, boxing match

noun 13. resistance, spirit, pluck, militancy, mettle, belligerence, will to resist, gameness, pluckiness fight shy of something avoid, shun, steer clear of, duck out of (informal) keep at arm's length, hang back from, keep aloof from

Translations

fight [faɪt] [pt, pp fought] n (gen) → pelea;

(MIL) → combate m (= struggle); lucha

vt → luchar contra [+ cancer, alcoholism]; combatir;

(LAW): to fight a case → defenderse

vi → pelear, luchar (= quarrel);

to fight (with sb) → pelear (con algn);

(fig): to fight (for/against) → luchar (por/contra)

fight back vi → defenderse;

(after illness) → recuperarse

vt [+ tears] → contener

fight down vt [+ anger, anxiety, urge] → reprimir

fight off vt [+ attack, attacker] → rechazar [+ disease, sleep, urge]; luchar contra

fight out vt to fight it out → decidirlo en una pelea

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fight [faɪt] [fought , pt , pp ] [fɔːt] n (between persons) → bagarre f (= argument); dispute f;

(Mil) → combat m;

(against cancer etc) → lutte f

vt → se battre contre [+ cancer, alcoholism, emotion]; combattre, lutter contre [+ election]; se présenter à;

(Law) [+ case]; défendre

vi → se battre (= argue); se disputer (fig);

to fight (for/against) → lutter (pour/contre)

fight back vi → rendre les coups;

(after illness) → reprendre le dessus

vt [+ tears] → réprimer

fight off vt → repousser [+ disease, sleep, urge]; lutter contre

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fight [faɪt] [fought , pt, pp ] n → Kampf m;

(quarrel) → Streit m;

(punch-up) → Schlägerei f

vt → kämpfen mit or gegen;

(prejudice etc) → bekämpfen;

(election) → kandidieren bei;

(emotion) → ankämpfen gegen;

(Law) (case) → durchkämpfen, durchfechten

vi → kämpfen;

(quarrel) → sich streiten;

(punch-up) → sich schlagen;

to put up a fight → sich zur Wehr setzen;

to fight one's way through a crowd/the undergrowth → sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge/das Unterholz bahnen;

to fight against → bekämpfen;

to fight for one's rights → für seine Rechte kämpfen

fight back fight vi → zurückschlagen;

(Sport) → zurückkämpfen;

(after illness) → zu Kräften kommen

vt fus → unterdrücken

fight down fight vt → unterdrücken

fight off fight vt → abwehren;

(sleep, urge) → ankämpfen gegen

fight out fight vt to fight it out → es untereinander ausfechten

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fight [faɪt] n → zuffa, rissa;

(MIL) → battaglia, combattimento;

(against cancer etc) → lotta

vb [pt fought, pp ] [fɔːt]

vt → combattere [+ cancer, alcoholism]; lottare contro, combattere;

(LAW) [+ case]; difendere

vi → battersi, combattere (= quarrel): to fight (with sb) → litigare (con qn);

(fig): to fight (for/against) → lottare (per/contro)

fight back vi → difendersi;

(SPORT), (after illness) → riprendersi

vt [+ tears] → ricacciare

fight down vt [+ anger, anxiety] → vincere [+ urge]; reprimere

fight off vt [+ attack, attacker] → respingere [+ disease, sleep, urge]; lottare contro

fight out vt to fight it out → risolvere la questione a pugni