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Fight

verb

(past & past part. fought; pres. part. fighting)

1.

Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight. Synonyms: contend, struggle. "Siblings are always fighting" , "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

2.

Fight against or resist strongly. Synonyms: defend, fight back, fight down, oppose. "Don't fight it!"

3.

Make a strenuous or labored effort. Synonym: struggle. "He fought for breath"

4.

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. Synonyms: agitate, campaign, crusade, press, push. "She is crusading for women's rights" , "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

noun

1.

A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. Synonyms: battle, conflict, engagement. "He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

2.

The act of fighting; any contest or struggle. Synonyms: combat, fighting, scrap. "There was fighting in the streets" , "The unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

3.

An aggressive willingness to compete. Synonym: competitiveness.

4.

An intense verbal dispute.

5.

A boxing or wrestling match.

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— Heads and Tales • Various

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— The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) • Henry James

... warrior whom he loved And honoured most. 'Thou dost not doubt me King, So well thine arm hath wrought for me today.' 'Sir and my liege,' he cried, 'the fire of God Descends upon thee in the battle-field: I know thee for my King!' Whereat the two, For each had warded either in the fight, Sware on the field of death a deathless love. And Arthur said, 'Man's word is God in man: Let chance what will, I trust thee to ...

— Idylls of the King • Alfred, Lord Tennyson

... am with you hand and heart. I cannot fight, but I can feed, comfort and cheer you. Yes, I am a Southern woman and a slaveholder. Now, I see you open your eyes with wonder; but, believe me, there are many like me, true, loyal woman in the South; but my particular interest in our regiments is, ...

— The Rector of St. Mark's • Mary J. Holmes

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